indistinct

in·dis·tinct

 (ĭn′dĭ-stĭngkt′)

adj.

1. Not clearly or sharply delineated: an indistinct pattern; indistinct shapes in the gloom.

2. Faint; dim: indistinct stars.

3.

a. Hazy; vague: an indistinct memory; an indistinct notion of how to proceed.

b. Difficult to understand or make out: indistinct speech.

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in′dis·tinct′ly adv.

in′dis·tinct′ness n.

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indistinct

(ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋkt)

adj

incapable of being clearly distinguished, as by the eyes, ears, or mind; not distinct

ˌindisˈtinctly adv

ˌindisˈtinctness n

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in•dis•tinct

(ˌɪn dɪˈstɪŋkt)

adj.

1. not distinct; not clearly marked or defined: indistinct markings.

2. not clearly distinguishable or perceptible.

3. not distinguishing clearly: indistinct vision.

[1520–30; < Latin]

in`dis•tinct′ly, adv.

in`dis•tinct′ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

indistinct - not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do" unclear - not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day" indefinite - vague or not clearly defined or stated; "must you be so indefinite?"; "amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges"; "he would not answer so indefinite a proposal" distinct - easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints"

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indistinct

adjective

1. unclear, confused, obscure, faint, blurred, vague, doubtful, ambiguous, fuzzy, shadowy, indefinite, misty, hazy, unintelligible, indistinguishable, indeterminate, bleary, undefined, out of focus, ill-defined, indiscernible The lettering is fuzzy and indistinct.
unclear clear, defined, evident, distinct, discernible, intelligible, distinguishable, determinate

2. muffled, confused, faint, dim, weak, indistinguishable, indiscernible the indistinct murmur of voices

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indistinct

adjective

Not clearly perceived or perceptible:

blear, bleary, cloudy, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, indefinite, misty, obscure, shadowy, unclear, undistinct, vague.

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Translations

غَيْر مُتَمَيِّز، باهِت

neurčitýnezřetelný

utydelig

undeutlich

αμυδρός

indistincttouffu

nem világos

óljós, óskÿr

indistinto

neaiškiaineaiškumas

neskaidrs

nezreteľný

belli belirsizhayal meyal

不清楚的

indistinct

[ˌɪndɪsˈtɪŋkt] ADJ

1. (= muted) [voice, noise] → indistinto
her words were indistinct → no se le entendían las palabras

2. (= blurred) [figure, shape, outline] → poco definido, borroso
the boundaries between the work of the two departments were becoming increasingly indistinct → los límites entre ambos departamentos estaba cada vez menos definidos or más borrosos

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indistinct

[ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋkt] adj

(= hard to see) [shape] → indistinct(e)

[memory, noise] → vague

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indistinct

adj object, shape, words → verschwommen, unklar, undeutlich; noise → schwach, unklar; memory → undeutlich; voice → undeutlich, unklar; line → unscharf

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indistinct

[ˌɪndɪsˈtɪŋkt] adj (voice, words) → indistinto/a; (memory, noise) → vago/a

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indistinct

(indiˈstiŋkt) adjective

not clear to the eye, ear or mind; not distinct. an indistinct outline of a ship; His speech is rather indistinct. onduidelik غَيْر مُتَمَيِّز، باهِت неясен indistinto nezřetelný; neurčitý undeutlich utydelig δυσδιάκριτος, συγκεχυμένος, ασαφήςindistinto ebaselge مبهم epäselvä indistinct לא בָּרוּר अविवाद्य, निर्विवाद nejasan nem világos kabur óljós, óskÿr indistinto はっきりしない 희미한 neryškus, neaiškus neskaidrs tidak jelas onduidelijkutydelig, uklarniewyraźny منفرد inidstinto nedesluşit; confuz неясный; невнятный nezreteľný; nejasný nerazločen nejasan otydlig, oklar, dunkel คลุมเครือ belli belirsiz, hayal meyal 不清楚的 неясний, невиразний غیر واضح không rõ ràng 不清楚的

ˌindiˈstinctly adverb

onduidelik بصورة غير مُتَمَيِّزَه، بصورة باهتَه неясно indistintamente nezřetelně undeutlich utydeligt δυσδιάκριτα, συγκεχυμένα, ασαφώς indistintamente ebaselgelt بطور مبهم epäselvästi indistinctement בְּאוֹפֶן לא בָּרוּר निर्विवादिता nejasno homályosan secara kabur óljóst indistintamente 不明瞭に 희미하게 neryškiai, neaiškiai neskaidri dengan tidak jelas onduidelijkutydelig, uklart niewyraźnie د منفرد په دوله indistintamente confuz неясно; невнятно nezreteľne nerazločno nejasno otydligt อย่างคลุมเครือ belirsiz şekilde 模糊地 неясно, невиразно عدم وضاحت سے một cách không rõ ràng 模糊地

ˌindiˈstinctness noun

onduidelikheid عَدم وضوح، عَدَم تَمَيُّز неяснота indistinção neurčitost die Undeutlichkeit utydelighed ασάφεια, σύγχυσηindistinción ebaselgus ابهام epäselvyys manque de netteté אִי בְּהִירוּת निर्विवादित nejasnoća homályosság kekaburan skortur á skÿrleika l'essere indistinto 不明瞭 희미함 neryškumas, neaiškumas neskaidrība ketidakjelasan onduidelijkheidutydelighet, uklarhet brak wyrazistości منفرد indistinção neclaritate неясность nezreteľnosť nerazločnost nejasnost oklarhet ความคลุมเครือ belirsizlik 模糊 неясність, невиразність عدم وضاحت tính không rõ ràng 模糊

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indistinct

adj indistinto

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