undeterminateadj.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: undeˈterminate.

†1. = indeterminate adj. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > [adjective] > obscure, vague

cloudyc1400

indeterminatec1400

diffuse1430

diffused?1456

obscure?a1475

infinite1520

ambiguous1529

indistincta1530

nubilous1533

dark1557

undetermined1588

undefinite1589

undeterminate1603

indetermined1611

undefined1611

suspense1624

umbrageous1635

clouded1641

undeterminated1641

fuliginous1646

implicit1660

vague1690

diffusive1709

nubilose1730

foggy1737

unliquidated1780

hazy1781

indecisive1815

nebulous1817

penumbral1819

aoristic1846

scumbled1868

nubiform1873

out-of-focus1891

fuzzy1937

soft focus1938

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 768 Thus would not he admit, or leave any thing..infinit and undeterminate; but adorne nature with proportion, measure, and number.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xvii. 104 As if this Line of Number were extended both ways to an unconceivable, undeterminate, and infinite length.

†2. = indeterminate adj. 2b. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adjective] > vague or inexplicit

oblique?a1475

overthwart1545

indirect1584

slenting1642

undeterminate1649

vaguea1661

wide1662

indeterminate1773

unexplicit1775

nebulose1799

imprecise1805

misty1816

nebulous1817

inexplicit1827

fuzzy1937

soft-focused1942

wifty-wafty1943

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar ii. §9 He, under an undeterminate reproof, intended those that were such.

1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 213 Any determinate conception does more vigorously..affect the mind than what is more general and undeterminate.

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. ii. viii. 276 Owing, to Half-views,..and to undeterminate Language.

†3. = indeterminate adj. 5. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > exercising or capable of free will

freeeOE

activea1398

indetermined1628

volent1654

undeterminate1668

free-willing1675

autexousious1678

free-willed1678

automatous1732

spontaneous1732

indeterminate1836

1668 H. More Divine Dialogues (1713) i. xx. 42 To know a free Agent, which is undeterminate to either part, to be so undeterminate, and that he may choose which part he will.

4. = indeterminate adj. 3, 4 Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adjective] > undecided, unsettled

openlOE

undiscussedc1340

unassoiled1387

undetermined1442

unruled1456

unabsoiled1521

undecised1528

undecided1540

unresolved1565

suspensive1575

unprejudged1641

unaccorded1645

indeterminate1656

unagreed1661

unabsolved1721

undeterminate1767

unsettled1844

meedless1896

1767 A. Young Farmer's Lett. 162 This undeterminate provision for the poor makes them depend on the parish for all.

1813 T. Busby in tr. Lucretius Nature of Things I. i. Comm. p. xxii The argument is derived from that which is undeterminate.

1863 D. Wilson Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. (ed. 2) I. i. iv. 128 Caverns of..undeterminate age are abundant in the Western Isles.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	undeterminate
释义	undeterminateadj. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: undeˈterminate. †1. = indeterminate adj. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > [adjective] > obscure, vague cloudyc1400 indeterminatec1400 diffuse1430 diffused?1456 obscure?a1475 infinite1520 ambiguous1529 indistincta1530 nubilous1533 dark1557 undetermined1588 undefinite1589 undeterminate1603 indetermined1611 undefined1611 suspense1624 umbrageous1635 clouded1641 undeterminated1641 fuliginous1646 implicit1660 vague1690 diffusive1709 nubilose1730 foggy1737 unliquidated1780 hazy1781 indecisive1815 nebulous1817 penumbral1819 aoristic1846 scumbled1868 nubiform1873 out-of-focus1891 fuzzy1937 soft focus1938 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 768 Thus would not he admit, or leave any thing..infinit and undeterminate; but adorne nature with proportion, measure, and number. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xvii. 104 As if this Line of Number were extended both ways to an unconceivable, undeterminate, and infinite length. †2. = indeterminate adj. 2b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adjective] > vague or inexplicit oblique?a1475 overthwart1545 indirect1584 slenting1642 undeterminate1649 vaguea1661 wide1662 indeterminate1773 unexplicit1775 nebulose1799 imprecise1805 misty1816 nebulous1817 inexplicit1827 fuzzy1937 soft-focused1942 wifty-wafty1943 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar ii. §9 He, under an undeterminate reproof, intended those that were such. 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 213 Any determinate conception does more vigorously..affect the mind than what is more general and undeterminate. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. ii. viii. 276 Owing, to Half-views,..and to undeterminate Language. †3. = indeterminate adj. 5. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > exercising or capable of free will freeeOE activea1398 indetermined1628 volent1654 undeterminate1668 free-willing1675 autexousious1678 free-willed1678 automatous1732 spontaneous1732 indeterminate1836 1668 H. More Divine Dialogues (1713) i. xx. 42 To know a free Agent, which is undeterminate to either part, to be so undeterminate, and that he may choose which part he will. 4. = indeterminate adj. 3, 4 Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adjective] > undecided, unsettled openlOE undiscussedc1340 unassoiled1387 undetermined1442 unruled1456 unabsoiled1521 undecised1528 undecided1540 unresolved1565 suspensive1575 unprejudged1641 unaccorded1645 indeterminate1656 unagreed1661 unabsolved1721 undeterminate1767 unsettled1844 meedless1896 1767 A. Young Farmer's Lett. 162 This undeterminate provision for the poor makes them depend on the parish for all. 1813 T. Busby in tr. Lucretius Nature of Things I. i. Comm. p. xxii The argument is derived from that which is undeterminate. 1863 D. Wilson Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. (ed. 2) I. i. iv. 128 Caverns of..undeterminate age are abundant in the Western Isles. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1603
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