Meanings
adverbdefinitely (comparative more definitely, superlative most definitely)
comparative more definitely · superlative most definitely
- Without question and beyond doubt.
She said she wasn't coming, definitely.
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Joe definitely doesn't know how to drive a tractor.
Synonyms: for sure
- In a definite manner; decisively.
And the Nose definitely turned away.
1916, Nikolai Gogol, translated by Claud Field, The Nose, published 18362 more examples
It was really impossible on board that ship to get away definitely from Almayer
1912, Joseph Conrad, “Chapter IV”, in A Personal RecordAnd these Elders were men of good standing in that community, and they swore definitely before the counsel that this lady committed this impropriety, and there was nobody to gainsay that, except the lady herself, […]
2003, Herbert Mitgang, Once Upon a Time in New York, page 187
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbWithout question and beyond doubt.
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adverbwithout question and beyond doubt
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Origin
- Englishdefinite
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishdefinitely
Translations
Afrikaans beslis
- besliswithout question and beyond doubt
Bulgarian със сигурност
- със сигурност (săs sigurnost)without question and beyond doubt
Catalan definitivament, decididament
- definitivamentwithout question and beyond doubt
- decididamentin a definite manner
Chinese Mandarin 肯定, 定然
- 肯定 (kěndìng)without question and beyond doubt
- 定然 (dìngrán)without question and beyond doubt
Czech rozhodně, určitě
- rozhodněwithout question and beyond doubt
- určitěwithout question and beyond doubt
Dutch zeker, zeker weten
- zekerwithout question and beyond doubt
- zeker wetenwithout question and beyond doubt
- zonder twijfelwithout question and beyond doubt
Esperanto nepre, certe
- neprewithout question and beyond doubt
- certewithout question and beyond doubt
Finnish ehdottomasti, varmasti
- ehdottomastiwithout question and beyond doubt
- varmastiwithout question and beyond doubt
- päättäväisestiin a definite manner
French décidément, certainement
- décidémentwithout question and beyond doubt
- certainementwithout question and beyond doubt
- sans contestewithout question and beyond doubt
- assurémentwithout question and beyond doubt
- décidémentin a definite manner
- assurémentin a definite manner
German definitiv, bestimmt
- definitivwithout question and beyond doubt
- bestimmtwithout question and beyond doubt
- sicherwithout question and beyond doubt
Hebrew בהחלט
- בהחלטwithout question and beyond doubt
Hungarian biztosan, feltétlenül
- biztosanwithout question and beyond doubt
- feltétlenülwithout question and beyond doubt
- kétségkívülwithout question and beyond doubt
- kétségtelenülwithout question and beyond doubt
- okvetlenülwithout question and beyond doubt
- bizonyosanwithout question and beyond doubt
- minden bizonnyalwithout question and beyond doubt
- határozottanin a definite manner
- hogyneAn emphatic affirmative answer; of course
- perszeAn emphatic affirmative answer; of course
- természetesenAn emphatic affirmative answer; of course
Icelandic örugglega
- örugglegawithout question and beyond doubt
Italian indubbiamente, non ci piove
- indubbiamentewithout question and beyond doubt
- non ci piovewithout question and beyond doubt
- decisamentein a definite manner
- non ci pioveAn emphatic affirmative answer; of course
- certamenteAn emphatic affirmative answer; of course
Japanese 確かに, きっと
- 確かに (tashika ni)without question and beyond doubt
- きっと (kitto)without question and beyond doubt
- 必ず (kanarazu)without question and beyond doubt
Korean 명확히, 반드시
- 명확히 (myeonghwakhi)without question and beyond doubt
- 반드시 (bandeusi)without question and beyond doubt
- 확실히 (hwaksilhi)without question and beyond doubt
Latvian noteikti
- noteiktiwithout question and beyond doubt
Malay pasti
- pastiwithout question and beyond doubt
Māori āpāia
- āpāiaAn emphatic affirmative answer; of course
Norwegian definitivt, utvilsomt
- definitivtwithout question and beyond doubt
- utvilsomtwithout question and beyond doubt
Persian حتماً
- حتماً (hatman)without question and beyond doubt
Polish na pewno, zdecydowanie
- na pewnowithout question and beyond doubt
- zdecydowaniewithout question and beyond doubt
Portuguese definitivamente
- definitivamentewithout question and beyond doubt
Russian определённо, несомне́нно
- определённо (opredeljónno)without question and beyond doubt
- несомне́нно (nesomnénno)without question and beyond doubt
- наверняка́ (navernjaká)without question and beyond doubt
Spanish definitivamente, indudablemente
- definitivamentewithout question and beyond doubt
- indudablementewithout question and beyond doubt
Swedish definitivt
- definitivtwithout question and beyond doubt
Turkish kesinlikle
- kesinliklewithout question and beyond doubt
Ukrainian напе́вно
- напе́вно (napévno)without question and beyond doubt
Welsh yn bendant
- yn bendantwithout question and beyond doubt
Cite this entry
APA
definitely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/definitely
MLA
“definitely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/definitely. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “definitely,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/definitely.
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