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- pronunciation:
- In
dih
stIngkt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
not clearly defined or delineated; vague; blurred.
My memory of him is indistinct.- synonyms:
- bleary, blurred, fuzzy, misty, murky, obscure, vague
- antonyms:
- distinct, emphatic, sharp
- similar words:
- ambiguous, cloudy, dim, dubious, equivocal, faint, filmy, general, hazy, indefinite, muddy, nebulous, shadowy, thick
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| definition 2: |
not clearly perceived or perceiving.
At certain points in the recording, the words were indistinct.He has indistinct vision in his left eye.- synonyms:
- muffled, mumbled, muttered
- antonyms:
- distinct
- similar words:
- cloudy, dim, fleeting, inaudible, murky, nebulous, obscure, thick, vague
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| related words: |
dull, hazy, low, neutral, pale, uncertain, vague, weak |
adverb + (adj.)indistinct
increasingly, rather, relatively
(adj.)indistinct
+ adverb
first
(adj.)indistinct
+ noun
background,
barrier,
blob,
border,
boundary,
chatter,
cloud,
cytoplasm,
distance,
dream,
envelope,
figure,
grunt,
horizon,
image,
landscape,
light,
noise,
pant,
reality,
scene,
shade,
shadow,
shape,
sound,
voice
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| derivations: |
indistinctly (adv.), indistinctness (n.) |
The word indistinct
contains the following part:
in-2
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix in-2 occurs in Latin loanwords and attaches to Latinate bases. The bases of most words prefixed with in-2 are independent
adjectives ( inadvertent
, incognizant
), although the base adjective may no longer be in widespread use (as with incessant
). Exceptions include iniquitous
and indignant
. -in 2 has multiple forms, as the 'n' sound in in-2 assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms ig-, il-2, im-2, and ir-2.
Example words:
inaccurate, inadvertent, inalienable, inanimate, inappropriate, inapt, inarticulate, inaudible, inauspicious, incapable, incessant, incest, incognito, incognizant, incommensurate, incommodious, incompetent, incomplete, incomprehensible, inconceivable, inconclusive, incongruous, inconsiderate, inconsonant, inconspicuous, inconvenient, incorporeal, incorrect, incorrigible, incorrupt, incredible, incredulous, incurable, indecorous, indefeasible, indefinite, indelible, indemnify, independence, independent, indescribable, indestructible, indignant, indirect, indispose, indistinct, individual, indivisible, indolent, indomitable, indubitable, inedible, ineffable, inefficient, ineluctable, inept, inequality, inequity, ineradicable, inert, inevitable, inexorable, inexpensive, inexpiable, inexplicable, infallible, infamous, infelicitous, infidel, infidelity, infinite, infinitesimal, infirmity, informal, infrequent, inimical, inimitable, iniquitous, iniquity, injure, injury, innocuous, innominate, inordinate, insane, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insipid, insolent, insomnia, insouciant, insuperable, intangible, interminable, intractable, intransigent, intransitive, intrepid, invaluable, inveracity, invincible, invisible, irregular
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