well-defined

1. 1.

   having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges

   “a finely chiseled nose”

   “well-defined features”

   Synonymschiseled

   Similardistinct
2. 2.

   accurately stated or described

   “a set of well-defined values”

   Synonymsclear

   Antonymsill-defined

Questions about well-defined

What does well-defined mean?

well-defined means "having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in well-defined?

well-defined has 3 syllables: well--defi-ned. The stress falls on "well-".

What is another word for well-defined?

Close synonyms include chiseled, clear. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of well-defined?

The recorded antonyms are ill-defined.

Is well-defined a common word?

well-defined is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.