Definitive
/dɪˈfɪn.ə.tɪv/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 a word, such as a definite article or demonstrative pronoun, that defines or limits something
- 2 an ordinary postage stamp that is part of a series of all denominations or is reprinted as needed to meet demand
Adjective
- 1 explicitly defined
- 2 determining finally, conclusive, decisive
"definitive vote"
- 3 definite, authoritative and complete
"A strict and definitive truth."
- 4 limiting; determining
"a definitive word"
- 5 general, not issued for commemorative purposes
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- 6 Determined; resolved. obsolete
"Never crave him. We are definitive."
Adjective
- 1 supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement wordnet
- 2 clearly defined or formulated wordnet
- 3 of recognized authority or excellence wordnet
Example
More examples"We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as definitive and has as its highest value one's own ego and one's own desires."
Etymology
From Middle French définitif.