"indistinguishable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more indistinguishable [comparative], most indistinguishable [superlative]
Etymology: in- + distinguishable Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|distinguishable}} in- + distinguishable Head templates: {{en-adj}} indistinguishable (comparative more indistinguishable, superlative most indistinguishable)
  1. Not distinguishable; not capable of being perceived, known, or discriminated as separate and distinct Translations (not distinguishable): нераспазнавальны. неадметны (njeraspaznavalʹny) (Belarusian), неразличим (nerazličim) (Bulgarian), indistingible (Catalan), nerozlišitelný (Czech), ononderscheidbaar (Dutch), niet te onderscheiden (Dutch), mahdoton erottaa (Finnish), indistinguable (French), indistinguible (French), indistinguible (Galician), indistinguíbel (Galician), განუსხვავებელი (ganusxvavebeli) (Georgian), megkülönböztethetetlen (Hungarian), nieodróżnialny (Polish), indistinguível (Portuguese), indistingibil [masculine] (Romanian), nedistingibil [masculine] (Romanian), неразличи́мый (nerazličímyj) (Russian), indistinguible (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-indistinguishable-en-adj-xvTFobee Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 33 25 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 46 28 26 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 39 27 35 Disambiguation of 'not distinguishable': 78 22
  2. Not capable of being perceived or known.
    Sense id: en-indistinguishable-en-adj-zI3LjZjd Categories (other): English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 39 27 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: indistinguishability

Noun [English]

Forms: indistinguishables [plural]
Etymology: in- + distinguishable Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|distinguishable}} in- + distinguishable Head templates: {{en-noun}} indistinguishable (plural indistinguishables)
  1. Any of a set of things that cannot be distinguished.
    Sense id: en-indistinguishable-en-noun-XuvGDGfr Categories (other): English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 39 27 35

Inflected forms

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