Indeterminate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance

having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪndɪtˈɜːmᵻnət/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪndɪtˈɜːmɪnət/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪndɪtˈɜːmɪnət/

5 syllables Say it as /ˌɪndɪtˈɜːmᵻnət/.

Examples

of indeterminate age
a zillion is a large indeterminate number
an indeterminate point of law

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

undetermined

Antonyms

determinate

Parts of Speech

adjective	not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance “of indeterminate age”
adjective	having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex “an indeterminate stem”
adjective	of uncertain or ambiguous nature “the equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists”
adjective	not capable of being determined “the indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle”
adjective	not leading to a definite ending or result “an indeterminate campaign”

Word Forms

indeterminateness

noun

the quality of being vague and poorly defined

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unbestimmt

nicht genau bestimmt oder festgestellt; nicht festgelegt oder im Voraus bekannt

🇫🇷French

indéterminé

pas précisément déterminé ou établi ; non fixé ni connu à l'avance

🇪🇸Spanish

indeterminado

no determinado o establecido con precisión; no fijado o conocido de antemano

🇮🇹Italian

indeterminato

non precisamente determinati o accertati; non fissati o conosciuti in anticipo

🇳🇱Dutch

onbepaald

niet nauwkeurig bepaald of vastgesteld; niet vast of vooraf bekend

🇵🇹Portuguese

indeterminado

não determinado ou estabelecido com precisão; não fixo ou conhecido antecipadamente

🇷🇺Russian

неопределенный

точно не определен или не установлен; не фиксировано и не известно заранее

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुविधा में पड़ा हुआ

सटीक रूप से निर्धारित या स्थापित नहीं; पहले से तय या ज्ञात नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অনির্ধারিত

সুনির্দিষ্টভাবে নির্ধারিত বা প্রতিষ্ঠিত নয়; স্থির বা আগে থেকে জানা নেই

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுதியற்ற

துல்லியமாக தீர்மானிக்கப்படவில்லை அல்லது நிறுவப்படவில்லை; சரி செய்யப்படவில்லை அல்லது முன்கூட்டியே அறியப்படவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అనిశ్చిత

ఖచ్చితంగా నిర్ణయించబడలేదు లేదా స్థాపించబడలేదు; పరిష్కరించబడలేదు లేదా ముందుగానే తెలియదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अनिश्चित

अचूकपणे निर्धारित किंवा स्थापित नाही; निश्चित किंवा आगाऊ माहित नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનિશ્ચિત

ચોક્કસપણે નિર્ધારિત અથવા સ્થાપિત નથી; અગાઉથી નિશ્ચિત અથવા જાણીતું નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ

ನಿಖರವಾಗಿ ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ; ಸರಿಪಡಿಸಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ಮುಂಚಿತವಾಗಿ ತಿಳಿದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനിശ്ചിതത്വമുള്ള

കൃത്യമായി നിർണ്ണയിക്കുകയോ സ്ഥാപിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്തിട്ടില്ല; നിശ്ചയിച്ചിട്ടില്ല അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മുൻകൂട്ടി അറിയുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ

ਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਾਪਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ; ਸਥਿਰ ਜਾਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਜਾਣਿਆ ਨਹੀਂ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر متعین

قطعی طور پر متعین یا قائم نہیں؛ طے شدہ یا پہلے سے معلوم نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不定

没有精确确定或建立；未固定或事先已知

🇯🇵Japanese

不確定な

正確に決定または確立されていない。固定されていない、または事前にわかっていない

🇰🇷Korean

불확정

정확하게 결정되거나 확립되지 않았습니다. 고정되지 않았거나 사전에 알려지지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không xác định

không được xác định hoặc thiết lập một cách chính xác; không cố định hoặc được biết trước

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่แน่นอน

ไม่ได้กำหนดหรือกำหนดไว้อย่างแม่นยำ ไม่ได้รับการแก้ไขหรือทราบล่วงหน้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak menentu

tidak ditentukan atau ditetapkan secara pasti; tidak tetap atau diketahui sebelumnya

🇵🇭Filipino

walang katiyakan

hindi tiyak na tinutukoy o itinatag; hindi naayos o alam nang maaga

🇲🇾Malay

tak tentu hala

tidak ditentukan atau ditubuhkan dengan tepat; tidak ditetapkan atau diketahui terlebih dahulu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير محدد

لم يتم تحديدها أو تحديدها بدقة؛ غير ثابتة أو معروفة مسبقًا

🇮🇷Persian

نامشخص

به طور دقیق تعیین یا ایجاد نشده است. از قبل ثابت یا شناخته نشده است

🇹🇷Turkish

belirsiz

kesin olarak belirlenmemiş veya oluşturulmamış; sabit değil veya önceden bilinmiyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא קָבוּעַ

לא נקבע או נקבע במדויק; לא קבוע או ידוע מראש

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The primary meaning of 'indeterminate' is 'not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance'.

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