HyperDic: indistinct

English > 1 sense of the word indistinct:
ADJECTIVEallindistinctnot clearly / clearly / clearly defined / defined / defined or easy to perceive or understand
indistinct > pronunciation
Soundsihndihstih'ngkt
Rhymesdistinct ... succinct: 7 rhymes with ihngkt...
English > indistinct: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningnot clearly / clearly / clearly defined / defined / defined or easy to perceive or understand.
Examples
  • "indistinct shapes in the gloom"
  • "an indistinct memory"
  • "only indistinct notions of what to do"
Narrowerbedimmedmade dim or indistinct
bleary, blurred, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, muzzyindistinct or hazy in outline
cloudy, nebulose, nebulouslacking definite form or limits
dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispylacking clarity or distinctness
faintindistinctly understood or felt or perceived
veiledmuted or unclear
See alsoindefinitevague or not clearly / clearly / clearly defined or stated
unclearnot clear to the mind
OppositedistinctEasy to perceive / perceive
Spanishconfuso, impreciso, indistinto
Catalanindistint
Nounsindistinctnessthe quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines
Adverbsindistinctlyin a dim indistinct manner

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