"indistinct" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌɪndɪsˈtɪŋkt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-indistinct.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-indistinct.wav [US] Forms: more indistinct [comparative], most indistinct [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French indistinct, from Latin indistinctus. English equivalent in- + distinct. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|indistinct}} Middle French indistinct, {{der|en|la|indistinctus}} Latin indistinctus, {{pre|en|in|distinct}} in- + distinct Head templates: {{en-adj}} 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, indistinct Translations (not clearly defined): ἀσαφής (asaphḗs) (Ancient Greek), неясен (nejasen) (Bulgarian), смътен (smǎten) (Bulgarian), indistint (Catalan), nezřetelný (Czech), indistinto (Galician), indistinctus (Latin), mōnehunehu (Maori), whekowheko (Maori), ākahukahu (Maori), makaro (Maori), whakanawenawe (english: due to a great distance) (Maori), mōnenehu (Maori), niewyraźny (Polish), indistinto (Portuguese), indistinto (Spanish), diffus (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-indistinct-en-adj-BiGGV9bC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 5 29 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 46 32 23 Disambiguation of 'not clearly defined': 94 4 2
  2. (of a thought, idea etc) hazy or vague Synonyms: ambiguous, equivocal, vague
    Sense id: en-indistinct-en-adj-HzPALhps
  3. (of speech) difficult to understand through being muffled or slurred Translations (difficult to understand (of speech)): неясен (nejasen) (Bulgarian), mārearea (Maori), ngau (note: of speech) (Maori), صاغر (sağır) (Ottoman Turkish), कल (kala) (Sanskrit), oklar (Swedish), vag (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-indistinct-en-adj-LIMKVJin Disambiguation of 'difficult to understand (of speech)': 3 6 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: indistinctly, indistinctness Related terms: hidden

Adjective [French]

IPA: /ɛ̃.dis.tɛ̃/ Forms: indistincte [feminine], indistincts [masculine, plural], indistinctes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin indistīnctus. By surface analysis, in- + distinct. Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|indistīnctus}} Learned borrowing from Latin indistīnctus, {{surface analysis|fr|in-|distinct}} By surface analysis, in- + distinct Head templates: {{fr-adj}} indistinct (feminine indistincte, masculine plural indistincts, feminine plural indistinctes)
  1. not distinct; not easily distinguishable Derived forms: indistinctement
    Sense id: en-indistinct-fr-adj-wzkpKOcV Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms prefixed with in-

Adjective [Romanian]

Etymology: Borrowed from French indistinct, from Latin indistinctus. Equivalent to in- + distinct. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|ro|fr|indistinct|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French indistinct, {{bor+|ro|fr|indistinct}} Borrowed from French indistinct, {{der|ro|la|indistinctus}} Latin indistinctus, {{prefix|ro|in|distinct}} in- + distinct Head templates: {{ro-adj}} indistinct m or n (feminine singular indistinctă, masculine plural indistincți, feminine and neuter plural indistincte) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-adj}} Forms: indistinctă [feminine, singular], indistincți [masculine, plural], indistincte [feminine, neuter, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], indistinct [accusative, indefinite, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], indistinctă [accusative, feminine, indefinite, nominative, singular], indistincți [accusative, indefinite, masculine, nominative, plural], indistincte [accusative, feminine, indefinite, neuter, nominative, plural], indistinctul [accusative, definite, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], indistincta [accusative, definite, feminine, nominative, singular], indistincții [accusative, definite, masculine, nominative, plural], indistinctele [accusative, definite, feminine, neuter, nominative, plural], indistinct [dative, genitive, indefinite, masculine, neuter, singular], indistincte [dative, feminine, genitive, indefinite, singular], indistincți [dative, genitive, indefinite, masculine, plural], indistincte [dative, feminine, genitive, indefinite, neuter, plural], indistinctului [dative, definite, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], indistinctei [dative, definite, feminine, genitive, singular], indistincților [dative, definite, genitive, masculine, plural], indistinctelor [dative, definite, feminine, genitive, neuter, plural]
  1. indistinct Tags: masculine, neuter
    Sense id: en-indistinct-ro-adj-K6rnBTRm Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header, Romanian terms prefixed with in-

Inflected forms

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          "word": "oklar"
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        "nominative",
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    {
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    {
      "form": "indistincta",
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    {
      "form": "indistincții",
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    {
      "form": "indistinctele",
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    {
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    {
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    {
      "form": "indistinctului",
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    {
      "form": "indistinctei",
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      "ipa": "/ˌɪndɪsˈtɪŋkt/"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "nejasen",
      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "неясен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "smǎten",
      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "смътен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "indistint"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "nezřetelný"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "indistinto"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "asaphḗs",
      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "ἀσαφής"
    },
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      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "indistinctus"
    },
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "mōnehunehu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "whekowheko"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "ākahukahu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "makaro"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "english": "due to a great distance",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "whakanawenawe"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "mōnenehu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "niewyraźny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "indistinto"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "indistinto"
    },
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "diffus"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nejasen",
      "sense": "difficult to understand (of speech)",
      "word": "неясен"
    },
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "difficult to understand (of speech)",
      "word": "mārearea"
    },
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      "code": "mi",
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      "note": "of speech",
      "sense": "difficult to understand (of speech)",
      "word": "ngau"
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      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "sağır",
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      "word": "صاغر"
    },
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      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "kala",
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      "word": "कल"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "difficult to understand (of speech)",
      "word": "oklar"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "difficult to understand (of speech)",
      "word": "vag"
    }
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}

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        "French entries with incorrect language header",
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        "feminine",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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        "indefinite",
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        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
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        "feminine",
        "nominative",
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        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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        "neuter",
        "nominative",
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        "masculine",
        "neuter",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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    {
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "indistincte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "indistinctului",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "indistinctei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "indistincților",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "indistinctelor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "indistinct m or n (feminine singular indistinctă, masculine plural indistincți, feminine and neuter plural indistincte)",
      "name": "ro-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ro-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Romanian",
  "lang_code": "ro",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Romanian adjectives",
        "Romanian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Romanian lemmas",
        "Romanian terms borrowed from French",
        "Romanian terms derived from French",
        "Romanian terms derived from Latin",
        "Romanian terms prefixed with in-"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "indistinct"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "indistinct",
          "indistinct#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "indistinct"
}

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