indistinct

English

Etymology

From Middle French indistinct, from Latin indistinctus

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɪndɪsˈtɪŋkt/

Adjective

indistinct (comparative more indistinct, superlative most indistinct)

(of an image etc) not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline; faint or dim
(of a thought, idea etc) hazy or vague
(of speech) difficult to understand through being muffled or slurred

Synonyms

(not clearly defined): fuzzy, ill-defined; see also Thesaurus:indistinct
(hazy or vague (of an idea)): ambiguous, equivocal; see also Thesaurus:vague
(difficult to understand (of speech)):

Antonyms

distinct

Translations

not clearly defined

Bulgarian: неясен (bg) (nejasen), смътен (bg) (smǎten)
Catalan: indistint
Czech: nezřetelný m
Galician: indistinto
Latin: indistinctus

Maori: mōnehunehu, whekowheko, ākahukahu, makaro, whakanawenawe (due to a great distance)
Polish: niewyraźny (pl) m, niewyraźna f
Portuguese: indistinto (pt)
Spanish: indistinto (es)

difficult to understand (of speech)

Bulgarian: неясен (bg) (nejasen)

Maori: mārearea, ngau (of speech)

French

Adjective

indistinct (feminine singular indistincte, masculine plural indistincts, feminine plural indistinctes)

not distinct; not easily distinguishable

Further reading

“indistinct” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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