"indiscernible" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: in- + discern + -ible Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*krey-}}, {{confix|en|in|discern|ible}} in- + discern + -ible Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} indiscernible (not comparable)
  1. Not capable of being discerned or perceived. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-indiscernible-en-adj-G69-OSKo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-, English terms suffixed with -ible Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ible: 33 31 36
  2. Not capable of being distinguished from something else. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-indiscernible-en-adj-29~lhfNR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-, English terms suffixed with -ible Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ible: 33 31 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: indiscernibleness, indiscernibility, indiscernibly Translations (Not capable of being discerned): неразличим (nerazličim) (Bulgarian), неотличим (neotličim) (Bulgarian), dofheicthe (english: to the eye) (Irish)
Disambiguation of 'Not capable of being discerned': 55 45

Noun

Forms: indiscernibles [plural]
Etymology: in- + discern + -ible Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*krey-}}, {{confix|en|in|discern|ible}} in- + discern + -ible Head templates: {{en-noun}} indiscernible (plural indiscernibles)
  1. (chiefly philosophy) Something which is incapable of being discerned. Categories (topical): Philosophy Derived forms: identity of indiscernibles
    Sense id: en-indiscernible-en-noun-E3zU-DJ~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-, English terms suffixed with -ible Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ible: 33 31 36 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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