indefinites
/ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪts/
noun
- Words or phrases that do not refer to a specific person, thing, or amount, such as 'someone', 'anything', or 'several'.
- Using too many indefinites can make your writing vague.
- In grammar class, we learned that 'anybody' and 'nothing' are examples of indefinites.
- The teacher asked us to circle all the indefinites in the paragraph.