definite
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
/ˈdɛfɪnɪt/
(UK)
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/ˈdɛfɪnɪt/ (UK) · /ˈdɛfɪnɪt/ (US) · /ˈdɛfənɪt/ (US) · /ˈdɛfənət/ (US)
Definition of definite
6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Having distinct limits.
“definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or interval”
“[…] elements combine in definite proportions […]”
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adj
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Having distinct limits.
“definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or interval”
“[…] elements combine in definite proportions […]”
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Free from any doubt.
“definite knowledge”
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Determined; resolved; decided.
“[…] idiots in this case of favour would Be wisely definite”
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Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing, or group of persons or things
“the definite article”
noun
- A word or phrase that designates a specified or identified person or entity.
- (obsolete)Anything that is defined or determined.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin dēfīnītus, past participle of dēfīniō, whence also English define.
Words you can make from definite
88 playable · top: FEINTED (11 pts)
Best play feinted 11 points6-letter words
6 words5-letter words
12 words4-letter words
31 words- DEFI 8 pts
- DEFT 8 pts
- FEED 8 pts
- FEND 8 pts
- FIND 8 pts
- FEET 7 pts
- FETE 7 pts
- FINE 7 pts
- NEIF 7 pts
- DEET 5 pts
- DENE 5 pts
- DENI 5 pts
- DENT 5 pts
- DIET 5 pts
- DINE 5 pts
- DINT 5 pts
- DITE 5 pts
- EDIT 5 pts
- EIDE 5 pts
- NEED 5 pts
- NIDE 5 pts
- NIDI 5 pts
- TEED 5 pts
- TEND 5 pts
- TIDE 5 pts
- TIED 5 pts
- INTI 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- TEEN 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
3-letter words
25 words2-letter words
13 wordsHooks
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