indistinct
pronunciation
How to pronounce indistinct in British English:
UK [ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋkt]
How to pronounce indistinct in American English:
US [ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋkt]
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- Adjective:
- not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand
Word Origin
- indistinct (adj.)
- c. 1400 (implied in indistinctly "equally, alike"), from Latin indistinctus "not distinct, confused," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + distinctus (see distinct). Related: Indistinctly; indistinctness.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Our memories ( and our hive minds ) are created in the same indistinct , haphazard way .
- 2. The natural state of greater syria beyond the constellation of city-states like phoenicia , aleppo , damascus , and jerusalem is more indistinct still .
- 3. From the earth , the moon shines pale and indistinct , being flooded with blue light from the sky .
- 4. But more relevant to this survey is that the pulse of those x-tra factors seemed to grow fainter as the decade proceeded , or at least more indistinct and muddled .
- 5. Visitors to ancient lives are given an image of a piece of greek-scrawled papyrus , broken and indistinct , and then use a suite of tools to mark , identify , and measure the text they find .