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- [in-di-stingkt]
- /ˌɪn dɪˈstɪŋkt/
- /ˌɪn.dɪ.ˈstɪŋkt.nəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-di-stingkt]
- /ˌɪn dɪˈstɪŋkt/
Definitions of indistinctness word
- adjective indistinctness not distinct; not clearly marked or defined: indistinct markings. 1
- adjective indistinctness not clearly distinguishable or perceptible, as to the eye, ear, or mind: He heard an indistinct muttering. 1
- adjective indistinctness not distinguishing clearly: After the accident he suffered from indistinct vision and faulty hearing. 1
- noun indistinctness The property of being indistinct. 1
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Origin of indistinctness
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
From the Latin word indistinctus, dating back to 1520-30. See in-3, distinct
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Parts of speech for Indistinctness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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indistinctness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for indistinctness
noun indistinctness
- murk — darkness; gloom: the murk of a foggy night.
- obscurity — the state or quality of being obscure.
- smother — to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.
- fumes — Often, fumes. any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, especially of an odorous or harmful nature: tobacco fumes; noxious fumes of carbon monoxide.
- fog — a second growth of grass, as after mowing.
Antonyms for indistinctness
noun indistinctness
- clarity — The clarity of something such as a book or argument is its quality of being well explained and easy to understand.
- clearness — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
- definiteness — clearly defined or determined; not vague or general; fixed; precise; exact: a definite quantity; definite directions.
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