Definition of indistinct Indistinct
/ɪndɪstɪˈŋkt/ - [indistingkt] - in•dis•tinct
We found 7 definitions of indistinct from 4 different sources.
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What does indistinct mean?
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| indistinct - not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do" | ||
| distinct recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage" | ||
| indefinite not decided or not known; "were indefinite about their plans"; "plans are indefinite" | ||
| unclear not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day" | ||
| bedimmed made dim or indistinct; "a sun bedimmed by clouds" | ||
| blurry, bleary, blurred, hazy, muzzy, fuzzy, foggy indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" | ||
| nebulose, cloudy, nebulous (of liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" | ||
| wispy, shadowy, vague, dim, faint lacking in substance; "strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds"- W.A.Butler; "dim shadowy forms"; "a wraithlike column of smoke" | ||
| faint lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- indistinct (a.)
Not distinct or distinguishable; not separate in such a manner as to be perceptible by itself; as, the indistinct parts of a substance. - indistinct (a.)
Obscure to the mind or senses; not clear; not definite; confused; imperfect; faint; as, indistinct vision; an indistinct sound; an indistinct idea or recollection.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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indistinct
in-dis-tingkt′, adj. not plainly marked: confused: not clear to the mind: dim, imperfect, as of the senses.—adj. Indistinct′ive, not capable of making distinctions.—n. Indistinct′iveness.—adv. Indistinct′ly.—ns. Indistinct′ness, Indistinc′tion, confusion: absence of distinction, sameness
