indistinction
English edit
Etymology edit
First attested in 1624; formed as in- + distinction, after indistinct.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation, UK) enPR: ĭndĭstĭngkʹshən, IPA(key): /ɪndɪˈstɪŋkʃən/
Noun edit
indistinction (countable and uncountable, plural indistinctions)
- The fact of not distinguishing or making distinctions; failure to perceive or make a difference.
- The condition or fact of not being distinct or different; absence of distinguishing qualities or characteristics; undistinguishableness.
- (obsolete) Indistinctness, obscurity, dimness.
- (nonce use) Absence of distinction or eminence; obscurity.
References edit
- “Indistinction” listed on page 221 of volume V (H–K), § ii (I) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1901]
- “indistinction” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]