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nondescript

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non·de·script  (nnd-skrpt)
adj.
Lacking distinctive qualities; having no individual character or form: "This expression gave temporary meaning to a set of features otherwise nondescript" (Katherine Anne Porter).

[non- + Latin dscrptus, past participle of dscrbere, to describe; see describe.]

nonde·script n.

nondescript [ˈnɒndɪˌskrɪpt]
adj
lacking distinct or individual characteristics; having no outstanding features
n
a nondescript person or thing
[from non- + Latin dēscriptus, past participle of dēscribere to copy, describe]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.nondescript - a person is not easily classified and not very interesting
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
Adj.1.nondescript - lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting; "women dressed in nondescript clothes"; "a nondescript novel"
ordinary - not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"

nondescript
Translations
nondescript [ˈnɒndɪskrɪpt] ADJ [person, clothes, face] (= unremarkable) → anodino; (= uninteresting) → insulso, soso; [building, furniture] → corriente; [colour] → indefinido

nondescript [ˈnɒndɪskrɪpt] adj [building, person, clothes, appearance] → quelconque
non-drinker [ˌnɒnˈdrɪŋkər] npersonne f qui ne boit pas d'alcool
non-drip [ˌnɒnˈdrɪp] adj [paint] → qui ne coule pas

nondescript
adj taste, colourunbestimmbar; person, appearanceunauffällig, unscheinbar (pej)

nondescript [ˈnɒndɪˌskrɪpt] adj (person, clothes) → qualunque inv; (colour) → indefinito/a
nondescript [ˈnɒndɪˌskrɪpt] adj (person, clothes) → qualunque inv; (colour) → indefinito/a

nondescript
adj nondescript [ˈnondiskript]
having no noticeable, interesting or memorable characteristics a nondescript sort of building. onklassifiseerbaar, onbeduidend غَريب، غَيْر مألوف، لا يُمْكِن تَحْديدُه невзрачен nijaký, nevýrazný intetsigende schwer zu beschreiben απροσδιόριστος, άχρωμος (μτφ.) soso, mediocre raskesti kirjeldatav غيرقابل طبقه بندى mitäänsanomaton quelconque חֲסַר יִיחוּדִיוּת साधारण neodređen,nejasan nehezen meghatározható tidak termasuk jenis tertentu tilkomulítill, sem erfitt er að lÿsa ordinario 特徴のない 뚜렷하게 나타낼 수 없는 nenusakomas, neaprašomas nenosakāma izskata-; nenoteikts tidak menonjol nietszeggend ubestemmelig nijaki insignificante oare­care неприметный, невзрачный nevýrazný neopredeljiv neodređen obestämbar, svårbestämbar ซึ่งมีลักษณะไม่น่าสนใจ kişiliksiz, sıradan 平淡的, 無特徵的 такий, що не піддається описові; ні те ні се آدھا تيتر آدھا بٹير khó tả ,


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There was a string of people already straggling in, whom it was not difficult to identify as the nondescript messengers, go-betweens, and errand-bearers of the place.
Thus spake Zarathustra and was about to go; but the nondescript grasped at a corner of his garment and began anew to gurgle and seek for words.
"Pat is dead," said the Story Girl hopelessly, as we returned one evening from a bootless quest to Andrew Cowan's where a strange gray cat had been reported--a cat which turned out to be a yellowish brown nondescript, with no tail to speak of.
 
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