definitely
UK/ˈdɛf.ɪ.nɪt.li/
definitely adverb: without question and beyond doubt.
Adverb
definitely (comparative more definitely, superlative most definitely)
- Without question and beyond doubt.
- Joe definitely doesn't know how to drive a tractor.
- She said she wasn't coming, definitely.
- Synonyms:
- for sure
- In a definite manner; decisively.
- It was really impossible on board that ship to get away definitely from Almayer1912, Joseph Conrad, “Chapter IV”, in A Personal Record
- And the Nose definitely turned away.1916, Nikolai Gogol, translated by Claud Field, The Nose, published 1836
definitely meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
definitely in Hindi
- definitely; of course!
- ज़रूर zarūr
definitely in Tamil
- நிச்சயமாக
definitely in Marathi
- definitely, certainly, without fail
- हमखास hamkhās
definitely in Urdu
- قطعاً, یقیناً
More languagesFewer languages
- definitely in Bengali
- স্পষ্টভাবে
- definitely in Telugu
- గట్టిగా gaṭṭigā
- definitely in Malayalam
- നൂനം nūnaṁ
- definitely in Malay
- pasti
- definitely in Persian
- حتماً hatman
Examples of definitely in a sentence
- None of these photographs of me are good, but this one is definitely the worst.
- You’re not as tall as I am, but you are definitely as happy as can be.
- "You're definitely not right about that." "I am so!" (→I am right about that).
Synonyms of definitely
Forms of definitely
| comparative | more definitely |
|---|---|
| superlative | most definitely |
Origin of definitely
From definite + -ly.
Questions about definitely
- What does definitely mean?
- Definitely means without question and beyond doubt.
- What is definitely in Hindi?
- Definitely in Hindi is ज़रूर (zarūr). See Definitely meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is definitely?
- Definitely is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce definitely?
- Definitely is pronounced /ˈdɛf.ɪ.nɪt.li/ (UK).
Words near definitely in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: definitely (page history and authors); ज़रूर (Hindi) (page history and authors); definitely (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); हमखास (Marathi) (page history and authors); definitely (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); definitely (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); గట్టిగా (Telugu) (page history and authors); നൂനം (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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