definitude

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/dɪˈfɪnɪt(j)uːd/

noun

definiteness

OriginRenaissance Latin finitūdō →
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Meanings

noundefinitude (countable and uncountable, plural definitudes)

plural definitudes

  1. countableuncountabledefiniteness

    Definitude […] is a knowledge of minute differences.

    a. 1857, William Hamilton, edited by H[enry] L[ongueville] Mansel and John Veitch, Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, published 1859–1860, →OCLC
  2. countableuncountableThe quality of being definite, precise, or exact.

Origin

  1. Renaissance Latinfinitūdō“signifying a noun of state”
  2. Englishdefinitude

From de- + finitude or de- + Latin fin(is) + -itude, ultimately from Renaissance Latin finitūdō (“signifying a noun of state”), from fīnis (“end, limit”) + -tūdō.

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APA

definitude. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/definitude

MLA

“definitude.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/definitude. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “definitude,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/definitude.

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