undefined

[ uhn-di-fahynd ]

/ ˌʌn dɪˈfaɪnd /

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adjective

without fixed limits; indefinite in form, extent, or application: undefined authority; undefined feelings of sadness.

not given meaning or significance, as by a definition; not defined or explained: an undefined term.

Nearby words

undecillion, undeclared, undecylenic acid, undefeated, undefended, undefined, undemanding, undemocratic, undemonstrative, undeniable, undeniably

Origin of undefined

1605–15; un-¹ + defined

Related forms

un·de·fin·ed·ly

[uhn-di-fahy-nid-lee, -fahynd-] /ˌʌn dɪˈfaɪ nɪd li, -ˈfaɪnd-/, adverbun·de·fin·ed·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for undefined

Now she is preparing to take an as of yet undefined role with Ready for Warren.
Obama’s 2008 Backers: We’re Ready for Warren|David Freedlander|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are in pain from hunger, cold, and a host of undefined medical conditions.
Russia’s Adoption Ban Is Cruel and Vindictive to All|Dr. Jane Aronson|December 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He said Planned Parenthood is currently studying the bill and that some of the language is “undefined.”
Ohio Republicans Move to Cut Funds to Planned Parenthood, Riling Democrats|Abigail Pesta|April 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Instead he left the door open to an undefined role in public life after a period of rest.
DSK: the Fallout Continues|Tracy McNicoll|September 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Though it reserved the right to return to the matter at some undefined point in the future.
Taking Down David Cameron|Alex Massie|July 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But the Britain and Russia and France she fights are lands full of the spirit of undefined novelty.
What is Coming?|H. G. Wells
"Somnambulism," however, is too vague and undefined a term for our present discussion.
Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death|Frederick W. H. Myers
He recalled its subsequent restoration to its kind, and the sympathy and undefined aspirations awakened in his breast.
Atm|Caroline Augusta Frazer
I slipped out before the early boat left next morning, driven by undefined anxieties towards Madame Clementine's alley.
The Blue Man|Mary Hartwell Catherwood
In most of the States, the undefined and conflicting pretensions of the common law and equity jurisdiction still remain in force.
Society, Manners and Politics in the United States|Michael Chevalier

British Dictionary definitions for undefined

undefined

/ (ˌʌndɪˈfaɪnd) /

adjective

not defined or made clearthe job has remained undefined

Derived Forms

undefinable, adjective

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