adjective
Etymology: Latin definitus, past participle of definire
Date: 1553
having distinct or certain limits ,
2. free of all ambiguity, uncertainty, or obscurity , unquestionable , decided , typically designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing ,
4. being constant in number, usually less than 20, and occurring in multiples of the petal number , cymose , see: explicit definitely adverb definiteness noun