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indistinctive

in·dis·tinc·tive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-di-stingk-tiv]
    • /ˌɪn dɪˈstɪŋk tɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-di-stingk-tiv]
    • /ˌɪn dɪˈstɪŋk tɪv/

Definitions of indistinctive word

  • adjective indistinctive without distinctive characteristics. 1
  • adjective indistinctive incapable of or not making a distinction; undiscriminating. 1
  • noun indistinctive Not having a distinctive character or features. 1
  • adjective indistinctive without distinctive qualities 0
  • adjective indistinctive unable to make distinctions; undiscriminating 0
  • adjective indistinctive not distinctive; lacking distinction 0
See all 7 definitions of indistinctive

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Origin of indistinctive

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; in-3 + distinctive

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Parts of speech for Indistinctive

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Indistinctive

indistinctive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

indistinctive usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for indistinctive

adj indistinctive

  • abstract — An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events.
  • achromatic — without colour
  • bland — If you describe someone or something as bland, you mean that they are rather dull and unexciting.
  • colorless — Something that is colorless has no color at all.
  • drab — dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc.

adjective indistinctive

  • ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
  • dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
  • everyday — Happening or used every day; daily.
  • unexceptional — not exceptional; not unusual or extraordinary.
  • unmemorable — worth remembering; notable: a memorable speech.
All 24 Synonyms of indistinctive

Antonyms for indistinctive

adjective indistinctive

  • unique — existing as the only one or as the sole example; single; solitary in type or characteristics: a unique copy of an ancient manuscript.
Just one Antonym for indistinctive

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