"indistinct" meaning in English

See indistinct in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɪndɪsˈtɪŋkt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-indistinct.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-indistinct.wav 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), δυσδιάκριτος (dysdiákritos) (Greek), αμυδρός (amydrós) (Greek), 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-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 5 30 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 46 32 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 12 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 63 8 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 5 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 54 27 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 60 18 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 58 19 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 56 20 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 58 19 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 67 14 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 69 9 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 58 19 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 58 19 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 54 21 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 55 21 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 58 18 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 61 18 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 67 9 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 58 19 24 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), δυσδιάκριτος (dysdiákritos) (Greek), 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)': 2 6 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: indistinctly, indistinctness Related terms: hidden
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      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "word": "dark"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "word": "shadowy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "word": "faint"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "word": "cloudy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "word": "nebulous"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "word": "turbid"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "word": "blurred"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "word": "blurry"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "word": "smudged"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "word": "out of focus"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "word": "unfocused"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "word": "hazed"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "word": "hidden"
    }
  ],
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      "glosses": [
        "not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline; faint or dim"
      ],
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          "clearly"
        ],
        [
          "defined",
          "defined"
        ],
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          "sharp",
          "sharp"
        ],
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          "outline",
          "outline"
        ],
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          "faint",
          "faint"
        ],
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          "dim",
          "dim"
        ]
      ],
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        "(of an image etc) not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline; faint or dim"
      ],
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        "of an image etc"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "fuzzy"
        },
        {
          "word": "ill-defined"
        },
        {
          "word": "indistinct"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hazy or vague"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hazy",
          "hazy"
        ],
        [
          "vague",
          "vague"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "idea etc",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a thought, idea etc) hazy or vague"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a thought"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ambiguous"
        },
        {
          "word": "equivocal"
        },
        {
          "word": "vague"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "difficult to understand through being muffled or slurred"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "difficult",
          "difficult"
        ],
        [
          "understand",
          "understand"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of speech) difficult to understand through being muffled or slurred"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of speech"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˌɪndɪsˈtɪŋkt/"
    },
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "word": "dim"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "word": "fuzzy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "word": "hazy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "word": "ill-defined"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "word": "ill-marked"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "word": "indefinite"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "word": "indistinct"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "word": "indistinguishable"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "muzzy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "word": "obscure"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "word": "undefined"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:indistinct",
      "word": "vague"
    }
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nejasen",
      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "неясен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "smǎten",
      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "смътен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "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": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dysdiákritos",
      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "δυσδιάκριτος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "amydrós",
      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "αμυδρός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "asaphḗs",
      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "ἀσαφής"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "indistinctus"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "indistinto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not clearly defined",
      "word": "diffus"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nejasen",
      "sense": "difficult to understand (of speech)",
      "word": "неясен"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dysdiákritos",
      "sense": "difficult to understand (of speech)",
      "word": "δυσδιάκριτος"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "difficult to understand (of speech)",
      "word": "mārearea"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "note": "of speech",
      "sense": "difficult to understand (of speech)",
      "word": "ngau"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "sağır",
      "sense": "difficult to understand (of speech)",
      "word": "صاغر"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "kala",
      "sense": "difficult to understand (of speech)",
      "word": "कल"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "difficult to understand (of speech)",
      "word": "oklar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "difficult to understand (of speech)",
      "word": "vag"
    }
  ],
  "word": "indistinct"
}

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