indefiniteness
Noun
Meaning
The quality of being indefinite.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
indetermination
indeterminacy
indeterminateness
indefinity
confusion
doubt
ambiguity
darkness
obscurity
hesitation
generality
opacity
inaccuracy
indecision
cloudiness
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Definiteness and indefiniteness are either indicated by special grammatical devices, such as using the number "one" as an indefinite article, or by the context.
In early forms of Aramaic, the absolute state expresses indefiniteness, comparable to the English indefinite article a(n) (for example, כתבה kṯāḇâ, "a handwriting"), and can be used in most syntactic roles.
In accordance with this, anything definite has to eventually pass back into indefiniteness.