indistinct

English

Etymology

From Middle French indistinct, from Latin indistinctus. English equivalent in- +‎ distinct.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪndɪsˈtɪŋkt/

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Adjective

indistinct (comparative more indistinct, superlative most indistinct)

1. (of an image etc) not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline; faint or dim

   Synonyms: fuzzy, ill-defined; see also Thesaurus:indistinct

2. (of a thought, idea etc) hazy or vague

   Synonyms: ambiguous, equivocal; see also Thesaurus:vague

3. (of speech) difficult to understand through being muffled or slurred

Antonyms

• distinct

Derived terms

• indistinctly
• indistinctness

 

Translations

not clearly defined

• Bulgarian: неясен (bg) (nejasen), смътен (bg) (smǎten)
• Catalan: indistint
• Czech: nezřetelný
• Galician: indistinto
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἀσαφής (asaphḗs)

• Latin: indistinctus
• Maori: mōnehunehu, whekowheko, ākahukahu, makaro, whakanawenawe (due to a great distance), mōnenehu
• Polish: niewyraźny (pl)
• Portuguese: indistinto (pt)
• Spanish: indistinto (es)
• Swedish: diffus (sv)

difficult to understand (of speech)

• Bulgarian: неясен (bg) (nejasen)
• Maori: mārearea, ngau (of speech)
• Ottoman Turkish: صاغر (sağır)
• Sanskrit: कल (sa) (kala)
• Swedish: oklar (sv), vag (sv)

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• Manx: ^{(please verify)} neuvaghtal

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin indistīnctus. By surface analysis, in- +‎ distinct.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.dis.tɛ̃/

Adjective

indistinct (feminine indistincte, masculine plural indistincts, feminine plural indistinctes)

1. not distinct; not easily distinguishable

Derived terms

• indistinctement

Further reading

• “indistinct”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French indistinct, from Latin indistinctus. Equivalent to in- +‎ distinct.

Adjective

indistinct m or n (feminine singular indistinctă, masculine plural indistincți, feminine and neuter plural indistincte)

1. indistinct

Declension

Declension of indistinct

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	indistinct		indistinctă	indistincți	indistincte
	definite	indistinctul		indistincta	indistincții	indistinctele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	indistinct		indistincte	indistincți	indistincte
	definite	indistinctului		indistinctei	indistincților	indistinctelor