nondescript (redirected from nondescriptly)

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).

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

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nonde·script n.

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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" characterless 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"

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nondescript

adjective undistinguished, ordinary, dull, commonplace, unremarkable, run-of-the-mill, uninspiring, indeterminate, uninteresting, featureless, insipid, unexceptional, common or garden (informal), mousy, characterless, unmemorable, vanilla (informal), nothing to write home about a mousy woman as nondescript and lacking in chic as it was possible to be
unique, unusual, extraordinary, remarkable, distinctive, memorable

Translations

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

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nondescript [ˈnɒndɪskrɪpt] adj [building, person, clothes, appearance] → quelconque
non-drinker [ˌnɒnˈdrɪŋkə^r] n → personne f qui ne boit pas d'alcool
non-drip [ˌnɒnˈdrɪp] adj [paint] → qui ne coule pas

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nondescript

adj taste, colour → unbestimmbar; person, appearance → unauffällig, unscheinbar (pej)

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

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

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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 平淡的, 无特征的