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Definite

/ˈdɛfɪnɪt/

(grammar) A word or phrase that designates a specified or identified person or entity.

📖 Definitions of "Definite"

noun
  1. 1

    (grammar) A word or phrase that designates a specified or identified person or entity.

  2. 2

    Anything that is defined or determined.

adjective
  1. 1

    Having distinct limits.

    "definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or interval"

  2. 2

    Free from any doubt.

    "definite knowledge"

  3. 3

    Determined; resolved; decided.

  4. 4

    Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing, or group of persons or things

    "the definite article"

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