indefinitionn.
/ɪndɛfɪˈnɪʃən/ A condition of being indefinite, of lacking definition.
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the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [noun] > state of being non-specific > indefiniteness
indefiniteness1589
indeterminateness1644
indeterminacy1649
indefinitya1734
indetermination1789
vagueness1799
indefinitude1828
indefinitivenessa1849
indefinitism1855
indefinition1888
1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 14 Nov. 5/1 This negative quality of indefinition leaves a sense of uncertainty.
1940 E. Blunden Poems 1930–40 57 About the stern defining phrase A gay indefinition plays.
1958 C. Rabin in Aspects of Translation 128 Turkish or Arabic with marking ‘individuation + indefinition’ rather than definition.
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