Undeniable vs Definitive - What's the difference?
undeniable | definitive | Related terms |
irrefutable, or impossible to deny
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conclusive or decisive
definite, authoritative and complete
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Limiting; determining.
(philately) general, not issued for commemorative purposes
(obsolete) Determined; resolved.
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(grammar) a word, such as a definite article or demonstrative pronoun, that defines or limits something
(philately) an ordinary postage stamp that is part of a series of all denominations or is reprinted as needed to meet demand
As adjectives the difference between undeniable and definitive
is that undeniable is irrefutable, or impossible to deny while definitive is explicitly defined.As a noun definitive is
a word, such as a definite article or demonstrative pronoun, that defines or limits something.undeniable
English
Adjective
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See also
* indisputable * nondeniable * undisputable * unquestionabledefinitive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- A strict and definitive truth.
- Some definitive scheme of reconciliation.
- a definitive word
- Never crave him. We are definitive .