definite
adjective
clearly defined or determined; not vague or general; fixed; precise; exact.
definiteness
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a word derived from
definite.
Example Sentences
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That definiteness offers an appealing sense of certainty to the weary and existentially burned-out person living through this down period between the Trump era, COVID, and whatever’s next.
From Slate ● Apr. 7, 2021
The writer Nat Hentoff saw his playing as having “strength and definiteness of attack, vigorous pulsation and organic logic”.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 12, 2016
“The master key consists of 17 principles, the first of which is definiteness of purpose,” and so on.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2012
They have for her at first the unreality, the incongruity, the strange definiteness of the people in her dreams and thoughts; they are close and unapproachable like strange voices overheard in a forest.
From Time Magazine Archive
The world is against all dogma, because it is impatient of definiteness and certainty in faith.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Robert Green Ingersoll
