"definiteness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛfɪnɪtnəs/ [UK] Forms: definitenesses [plural]
Etymology: definite + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|definite|ness}} definite + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} definiteness (usually uncountable, plural definitenesses)
  1. The state or quality of being definite. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (the state or quality of being definite): definiittisyys (Finnish), määräisyys (Finnish), définitude [feminine] (French), Bestimmtheit (German), ákveðni [feminine] (Icelandic)
    Sense id: en-definiteness-en-noun-HFAa5Zv3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for definiteness meaning in English (1.5kB)

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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "the state or quality of being definite",
          "word": "definiittisyys"
        },
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "the state or quality of being definite",
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "the state or quality of being definite",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the state or quality of being definite",
          "word": "Bestimmtheit"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the state or quality of being definite",
      "word": "definiittisyys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the state or quality of being definite",
      "word": "määräisyys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the state or quality of being definite",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "définitude"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the state or quality of being definite",
      "word": "Bestimmtheit"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "the state or quality of being definite",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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