Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

well-defined

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.55 in modern English

Syllables: well-de-fined
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a clean and distinct outline.

adj

Accurately and precisely described or specified.

adj

Defined in an unambiguous and consistent way: specifically, such that any two objects implied to be identical are indeed identical.

Example Sentences

"AMVAC Chemical Corp. spokesman Brian Maddox said the company does not sell naled into China and has “no idea how it may have been used or how much is applied. By contrast, the application of Naled in the US is well-defined by the USEPA label and is highly controlled to ensure compliance with rigorous US standards.”"

Inflected Forms

better-defined (comparative) more well-defined (comparative) best-defined (superlative) most well-defined (superlative)

Phrases

well-definedness

Synonyms

clear chiseled

Antonyms

ill-defined

Questions

What does well-defined mean?: Having a clean and distinct outline.

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