definitive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈfɪn.ə.tɪv/ (Australia, Canada, US)
- [dɪˈfɪn.ə.ɾɪv] (Australia, Canada, US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /dɪˈfɪn.ɪ.tɪv/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle French définitif.
Meanings
- Explicitly defined.
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Determining finally, conclusive, decisive.
She will have the definitive say in the matter, after consulting her board of directors.
definitive vote
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Definite, authoritative and complete.
Some definitive […] scheme of reconciliation.
1838, William H[ickling] Prescott, History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Boston, Mass.: American Stationers’ Company; John B. Russell, →OCLC:A strict and definitive truth.
1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:
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Limiting; determining.
a definitive word
- General, not issued for commemorative purposes.
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(obsolete) Determined; resolved.
Never crave him. We are definitive.
c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], line 424:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more definitive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most definitive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
definitiveness · definitive host · nondefinitive · definitive description · definitively · definitive agreement · definitive treatment
Translations (41)
es autorizado (definite, authoritative and complete) · pt definitivo (conclusive or decisive) · fi definitiivinen (explicitly defined) · ca definitiu (conclusive or decisive) · fr définitive (conclusive or decisive) · fi definitiivinen (conclusive or decisive) · es oficial (definite, authoritative and complete) · it definitivo (explicitly defined) · it definitivo (conclusive or decisive) · bg експлицитен (explicitly defined) · bg окончателен (definite, authoritative and complete) · de maßgebend, maßgeglich (definite, authoritative and complete) · fi määräinen (limiting; determining) · gd deimhinnte (conclusive or decisive) · eu behin-betiko (explicitly defined) · nl definitief (conclusive or decisive) · fi ratkaiseva (conclusive or decisive) · es definitivo (conclusive or decisive) · de endgültig (conclusive or decisive) · fi lopullinen (definite, authoritative and complete) · uk остато́чний (conclusive or decisive) · pl definitywny (conclusive or decisive) · gd deimhinnte (explicitly defined) · fi definitiivinen (definite, authoritative and complete) · de entscheidend (limiting; determining) · es definitivo (explicitly defined) · eo definitiva (conclusive or decisive) · pl ostateczny (conclusive or decisive) · bg решителен (conclusive or decisive) · hi निश्चयात्मक (conclusive or decisive) · it definitivo (definite, authoritative and complete) · ca definitiu (explicitly defined) · fi lopullinen (conclusive or decisive) · de definitiv (explicitly defined) · fr définitif (conclusive or decisive) · es decisivo (conclusive or decisive) · fi yleis- (philately: not issued for commemorative purposes) · gd deimhinnte (definite, authoritative and complete) · fi yksikäsitteisesti määritelty (explicitly defined) · ru оконча́тельный (conclusive or decisive) · ca definitiu (definite, authoritative and complete)