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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Definite \Def"i*nite\, adjective [L. definitis, p. p. of definire: cf. F. d['e]fini. See {Define}.]
1. Having certain or distinct; determinate in extent or greatness; limited; fixed; as, definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or interval.
Elements combine in definite proportions. --Whewell.
2. Having certain limits in signification; determinate; certain; precise; fixed; exact; clear; as, a definite word, term, or expression.
3. Determined; resolved. [Obs.] --Shak.
4. Serving to define or restrict; limiting; determining; as, the definite article.
{Definite article} (Gram.), the article the, which is used to designate a particular person or thing, or a particular class of persons or things; -- also called a definitive. See {Definitive}, noun -
{Definite inflorescence}. (Bot.) See {Determinate inflorescence}, under {Determinate}.
{Law of definite proportions} (Chem.), the essential law of chemical combination that every definite compound always contains the same elements in the same proportions by weight; and, if two or more elements form more than one compound with each other, the relative proportions of each are fixed. Compare Law of multiple proportions, under {Multiple}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Definite \Def"i*nite\, noun A thing defined or determined. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
definite
adjective
1: precise; explicit and clearly defined; "I want a definite answer"; "a definite statement of the terms of the will"; "a definite amount"; "definite restrictions on the sale of alcohol"; "the wedding date is now definite"; "a definite drop in attendance" [ant: {indefinite}]
2: known for certain; "it is definite that they have won"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
175 Moby Thesaurus words for "definite": absolute, admitting no exception, all-out, apodictic, articulate, assigned, assured, audible, bound, bound and determined, categorical, certain, circumscribed, circumscript, clean-cut, clear, clear and distinct, clear as crystal, clear as day, clear-cut, coherent, committed, complete, conclusive, concrete, confirmed, connected, consistent, conspicuous, contrastive, crisp, crystal-clear, crystalline, decided, decisive, dedicated, defined, definitive, delimited, demarcated, detailed, determinate, determined, devoted, different, direct, distinct, distinctive, distinguished, downright, earnest, encircled, entire, esoteric, especial, established, evident, exact, exceptional, explicit, express, extraordinary, final, fixed, flat, flat-out, forthright, full, glaring, global, hearable, hedged about, hi-fi, high-fidelity, implicit, in focus, inappealable, incisive, indisputable, individual, ineluctable, inevitable, inner, intimate, limited, limpid, loud and clear, lucid, luminous, minute, narrow, necessary, noteworthy, obstinate, obvious, out-and-out, outright, particular, patent, pellucid, peremptory, perfect, perfectly sure, persevering, persistent, personal, perspicuous, plain, positive, precise, predestined, predetermined, prescribed, private, prominent, pronounced, purposeful, relentless, resolute, resolved, respective, restricted, round, serious, set, settled, several, simple, sincere, single-minded, singular, solipsistic, special, specific, staring, stated, straight, straight-out, straightforward, sure, sure-enough, surrounded, tenacious, total, translucent, transparent, transpicuous, true, unambiguous, uncircumscribed, unconditional, unconditioned, unconfused, undoubting, unequivocal, unhampered, unhesitating, univocal, unlimited, unmistakable, unmitigated, unqualified, unquestioning, unreserved, unrestricted, unwaivable, utter, well-defined, well-marked, well-pronounced, well-resolved, whole, wholehearted, without exception, without reserve
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