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What (who) is definite - definition

FEATURE OF NOUN PHRASES AND/OR VERBS, DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN ENTITIES THAT ARE SPECIFIC AND IDENTIFIABLE IN A GIVEN CONTEXT AND ENTITIES WHICH ARE NOT (DON'T USE ON LEXEMES)

Definiteness (Grammar); Definite; Definiteness (linguistics); Definites; Grammatical state; Indefinite state; Definite state; Definiteness (grammar); Definate; Definite noun; Definite noun phrase

Definite

·adj Determined; resolved.

II. Definite ·noun A thing defined or determined.

III. Definite ·adj Serving to define or restrict; limiting; determining; as, the definite article.

IV. Definite ·adj Having certain limits in signification; determinate; certain; precise; fixed; exact; clear; as, a definite word, term, or expression.

V. Definite ·adj Having certain or distinct; determinate in extent or greatness; limited; fixed; as, definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or interval.

definite

a.

1.

Determinate, determined, defined, precisely bounded.

2.

Precise, exact, determinate, certain.

3.

(Gram.) Limiting, defining.

definite

adj.

1) definite about (she was definite about it)

2) definite that + clause (is it definite that they will sign the contract?)

Wikipedia

Definiteness

In linguistics, definiteness is a semantic feature of noun phrases, distinguishing between referents or senses that are identifiable in a given context (definite noun phrases) and those which are not (indefinite noun phrases). The prototypical definite noun phrase picks out a unique, familiar, specific referent such as the sun or Australia, as opposed to indefinite examples like an idea or some fish.

There is considerable variation in the expression of definiteness across languages, and some languages such as Japanese do not generally mark it so that the same expression could be definite in some contexts and indefinite in others. In other languages, such as English, it is usually marked by the selection of determiner (e.g., the vs a). In still other languages, such as Danish, definiteness is marked morphologically.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definiteness

Examples of use of definite

1. "There‘s nothing definite, nothing concrete," Derks said.

2. Then there‘s the definite loosened, mounded dirt.

3. Definite borders by 2010 The acting prime minister has promised to draw Israel‘s definite borders by 2010 if he is elected.

4. At least then, U.S. policy followed a definite ideological framework.

5. "It‘s a definite case of watch this space," Manning said.