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    in·dis·tinct
    [ˌindəˈstiNG(k)t, ˌindəˈstiNGk(t)]
    adjective
    indistinct (adjective)
    1. not clear or sharply defined:
      "his speech was slurred and indistinct"
    Origin
    mid 16th century: from Latin indistinctus, from in- ‘not’ + distinctus ‘separated, distinguished’ (see distinct).
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    adjective
    1. not clear or sharply defined:
      blurred
      fuzzy
      hazy
      misty
      foggy
      cloudy
      shadowy
      smoky
      dim
      nebulous
      unclear
      obscure
      vague
      faint
      indefinite
      indistinguishable
      undefined
      blear
      obfuscated
      indecipherable
      illegible
      unreadable
      unintelligible
      unfathomable
      ill-defined
      formless
      indeterminate
      pale
      faded
      smudged
      as clear as mud
      muffled
      muted
      dull
      low
      quiet
      soft
      weak
      feeble
      inaudible
      muttered
      mumbled
      stifled
      strangled
      smothered
      suppressed
      out of focus
      barely perceptible
      lacking definition
      hard to see
      hard to make out
      nebulose
      barely legible
      hard to read
      scarcely audible
      scarcely perceptible
      hard to hear
      Opposite:
      distinct
      clear
      legible
      loud
     
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    in′dis•tinct′ness, n. 2. blurred, clouded, dim. Synonyms: vague, indefinite, faint, more... Visit the English Only Forum. Help WordReference: Ask in the forums yourself. Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks. indistinct - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. All Free.

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    Something that is indistinct is unclear and difficult to see, hear, or recognize. The lettering is fuzzy and indistinct. Teddy mumbled indistinctly. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a. b. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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    What does indistinct mean?
    1. Not clearly or sharply delineated: an indistinct pattern; indistinct shapes in the gloom. 2. Faint; dim: indistinct stars. 3. a. Hazy; vague: an indistinct memory; an indistinct notion of how to proceed. b. Difficult to understand or make out: indistinct speech. in′dis·tinct′ness n.

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    What is the English equivalent of indistinct?
    English equivalent in- + distinct. indistinct (comparative more indistinct, superlative most indistinct) The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations. Learned borrowing from Latin indistīnctus. By surface analysis, in- + distinct.

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    What does indistinct memory mean?
    An indistinct memory; an indistinct notion of how to proceed. Difficult to understand or make out. Indistinct speech. The path became more indistinct with each step, eventually coming to an end in dense underbrush. He glanced up and met her startled gaze with eyes the color of fine amber - not brown, not yellow, but an indistinct mixture of both.

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    About 1 occurrence per million words in modern written English How is the adjective indistinct pronounced? Where does the adjective indistinct come from? The earliest known use of the adjective indistinct is in the early 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for indistinct is from before 1530, in the writing of William Bonde, Bridgettine monk and author.

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