different between conceptual vs indefinite

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin conceptu?lis, from Latin conceptus, perfect passive participle of concipi? (“take hold of; conceive”); see concept and -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k?n?s?ptj??l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /k?n?s?pt?u?l/

Adjective

conceptual (comparative more conceptual, superlative most conceptual)

1. Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination.
2. Of or relating to conceptualism.

Derived terms

Related terms

• concept
• conceptualism

Descendants

• German: konzeptuell

Translations

Further reading

• conceptual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• conceptual in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /kon.s?p.tu?al/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /kun.s?p.tu?al/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /kon.sep.tu?al/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

conceptual (masculine and feminine plural conceptuals)

1. conceptual

Derived terms

• conceptualisme
• conceptualista
• conceptualitzar

Related terms

• concepte

Further reading

• “conceptual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Romanian

Etymology

From French conceptuel

Adjective

conceptual m or n (feminine singular conceptual?, masculine plural conceptuali, feminine and neuter plural conceptuale)

1. conceptual

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kon?eb?twal/, [kõn?.?e???t?wal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /konseb?twal/, [kõn.se???t?wal]

Adjective

conceptual (plural conceptuales)

1. conceptual

Derived terms

• conceptualismo
• conceptualista
• conceptualizar

Related terms

• concepto

Further reading

• “conceptual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From Late Latin ind?f?n?tus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?d?f?n?t/
• Hyphenation: in?def?i?nite

Adjective

indefinite (comparative more indefinite, superlative most indefinite)

1. Without limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite.
2. Vague or unclear.
3. Undecided or uncertain.
4. (mathematics) Being an integral without specified limits.
5. (linguistics) Designating an unspecified or unidentified person or thing or group of persons or things

   the indefinite article

Synonyms

• (without limit): unlimited, unrestricted
• (vague or unclear): hazy; see also Thesaurus:indistinct or Thesaurus:vague
• (undecided or uncertain): indeterminate, unsettled, indecisive, unsure
• (an integral without specified limits):
• (designating an unspecified thing):

Derived terms

• indefinitely
• indefinite article
• indefiniteness
• indef

Related terms

• indeterminate

Translations

Noun

indefinite (plural indefinites)

1. (grammar) A word or phrase that designates an unspecified or unidentified person or thing or group of persons or things.

Italian

Adjective

indefinite f pl

1. feminine plural of indefinito

Latin

Adjective

ind?f?n?te

1. vocative masculine singular of ind?f?n?tus

References

• indefinite in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• indefinite in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette