Adjective : a definite quantity; definite directions. ,a definite area. ,It is definite that he will take the job. From Dictionary.com.
Finally, about definiteness marking on direct objects Payne tends to call definiteness "identifiability". From Wordnik.com. [Nipping the PIE ergative *-s theory right in the bud] Reference
At the beginning he admired Sophia's "definiteness" and routines and were an influence on his own journey. From Wordnik.com. [Reader reviews of A Patchwork Planet by Anne Tyler.] Reference
To outsiders, INTJs may appear to project an aura of "definiteness", of self-confidence. From Wordnik.com. [REALNEO for all - Regional Economics Action Links North East Ohio] Reference
But the kind of definiteness and consistency introduced depends upon who introduces them. From Wordnik.com. [Public Opinion] Reference
Of course names increase as human history proceeds, so "definiteness" in things must necessarily more and more evolve. From Wordnik.com. [Memories and Studies] Reference
I found that the phenomena brought out lacked that coherence and definiteness which is characteristic of scientific truths. From Wordnik.com. [The Reminiscences of an Astronomer] Reference
Plato's doctrine of ideas has attained an imaginary clearness and definiteness which is not to be found in his own writings. From Wordnik.com. [Meno] Reference
There is the thought of definiteness of use in the shaft. From Wordnik.com. [The Personal Touch] Reference
"No" The reply came with a definiteness there was no mistaking. From Wordnik.com. [The Vision of Desire] Reference
The natural feelings of the people lack purpose and definiteness. From Wordnik.com. [The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History] Reference
It would perhaps be conducive to definiteness to gather them here. From Wordnik.com. [Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century] Reference
The idea of the text is that there must be definiteness of purpose in. From Wordnik.com. [And Judas Iscariot Together with other evangelistic addresses] Reference
It comes from the very crispness and definiteness with which he sees things. From Wordnik.com. [My Contemporaries In Fiction] Reference
And Darius Howell, with astonishing definiteness, replied: "Sure -- go ahead.". From Wordnik.com. [White Ashes] Reference
In the religious literature this process can be traced with perfect definiteness. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
On such a mysterious subject, definiteness is neither to be expected nor desired. From Wordnik.com. [The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield] Reference
Yet to designate with any definiteness a French or Latin text was no easy matter. From Wordnik.com. [Early Theories of Translation] Reference
MR. DORR: Is this work you have outlined of sufficient definiteness to get results?. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifth Annual Meeting Evansville, Indiana, August 20 and 21, 1914] Reference
A certain lack of definiteness, through division of responsibility is thus introduced. From Wordnik.com. [State of the Union Address (1790-2001)] Reference
The action had a certain definiteness in it, unwarranted by the slightness of the meeting. From Wordnik.com. [McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908] Reference
There was always a delightful definiteness both about her ideas and the expression of them. From Wordnik.com. [The Vision of Desire] Reference
August, and lacked definiteness, which gave rise to doubts in reference to the 'insurrection.'. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens] Reference
In her hasty movements was a certain definiteness of purpose which did not escape the puzzled Kendrick. From Wordnik.com. [Every Man for Himself] Reference
The subject is therefore unique both in the value of its materials and in the definiteness of its limits. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science] Reference
Of all forms of composition newspaper writing possesses probably the greatest opportunity for definiteness. From Wordnik.com. [Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing] Reference
She has so much of definiteness, so much of technical beauty, economy, all very valuable assets for a true poet. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets] Reference
Though Goethe's morphological views were lacking in definiteness he hit upon one or two ideas which proved useful. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
It all gained a definiteness of form, an air of meaning by its detachment from the wide background floating behind. From Wordnik.com. [The Invader A Novel] Reference
But I noticed that neither of the speakers had any note of definiteness in regard to the fate of the heathen after death. From Wordnik.com. [Love's Final Victory] Reference
The rumor never took sufficient definiteness of shape to reach the girl so that she could confute it and explain its origin. From Wordnik.com. [Katie Robertson A Girls Story of Factory Life] Reference
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