Definition of indistinct in English:

indistinct

adjective ɪndɪˈstɪŋktˌɪndəˈstɪŋ(k)t

Not clear or sharply defined.
不清楚的，模糊的，朦胧的
his speech was slurred and indistinct
他的发言含糊不清。
Example sentencesExamples
- The path from here is very indistinct, and non-existent in places, so great care should be taken after leaving the track.
- It was all a bit indistinct, but I could make out definite phrases.
- But it was an indistinct blur of grey through the doorway of the Archives building.
- Turn right here and follow the very indistinct path through heather keeping the boggy babbling brook immediately to your right.
- There was little to admire in the opening exchanges, the game was a shapeless mass, undefined and indistinct.
- From this point to the summit the path is indistinct in places.
- Looking at his performances in the past 15 years or so, several seem vague and indistinct.
- How vague and indistinct and undefined the ideas of most men are upon the subject!
- It was not the usual indistinct crackle of a far-off transmission, but a crystal-clear whistle as if someone was on her boat.
- By night, strange, murky, shady, characters emerge from the indistinct, nebulous corners.
- We have this misty, murky indistinct reason for being there.
- First we see a blur on a snowy landscape, followed by an indistinct grey shadow hovering beyond the window of the child's bedroom.
- Much of the time, leading edge scientific research is indistinct and hazy.
- To my left, as I came up higher, I began to see the sea, and had a clear view of Newhaven, though the horizon was more or less indistinct.
- The field in front of her swam and became fuzzy and indistinct.
- Life here is shrinking, the horizons drawing in, and the backdrop to our small world seems to be fading and becoming indistinct.
- But he hoped that as he writes more, his voice will become more indistinct.
- The letters on fakes are sometimes indistinct or unevenly spaced.
- The wave-like shapes of the far hills were already indistinct.
- The figures are too indistinct to seem threatening, yet their continued presence is, all the same, unnerving.
Synonyms
blurred, out of focus, fuzzy, hazy, misty, foggy, cloudy, shadowy, smoky, dim, nebulous
unclear, obscure, vague, faint, indefinite, indistinguishable, barely perceptible, undefined, lacking definition, hard to see, hard to make out
archaic blear
rare obfuscated, nebulose
indecipherable, illegible, barely legible, unreadable, unintelligible, unfathomable, hard to read, hard to make out
undefined, ill-defined, lacking definition, formless, indeterminate
pale, faded, smudged
informal as clear as mud
muffled, muted, dull, low, quiet, soft, faint, weak, feeble, inaudible, scarcely audible, scarcely perceptible, hard to hear, hard to make out
muttered, mumbled, stifled, strangled, smothered, suppressed

Derivatives

indistinctly

adverbˌɪndɪsˈtɪŋktliˌɪndəˈstɪŋktli

Sometimes she speaks indistinctly and we put the words together ourselves; sometimes we can't make out what she's saying or the words don't make sense.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘I will be going now,’ he said, running his fingers through his blonde hair and looking indistinctly towards the west.
- I've never had a message from anyone speaking so quickly or indistinctly before.
- Throughout this piece bear in mind that my interlocutor mumbled indistinctly, and therefore I had to ask him to repeat everything.
- ‘Neurotic behaviors were conceived as continuous with normal behaviors, the two blurring indistinctly into each other,’ he writes.

indistinctness

nounˌɪndɪˈstɪŋktnəsˌɪndəˈstɪŋ(k)tnəs

As regards its meanings, it is somewhat undefined and has some amount of indistinctness.
Example sentencesExamples
- There is without doubt a certain indistinctness to Vermeer's handling of paint in many passages, and a frequent blurring of the boundaries between areas of colour.
- With the world moving faster than internet shares on a trading screen, the danger of slipping into the void of indistinctness is greater than ever.
- There were better prints, from a technical point of view, in the show, but the hazy indistinctness of this one seemed to literalize its distance from us in time.
- In fact, nearly the entire battle scene between Ash's followers and the army of the dead is fuzzy and dim to the point of indistinctness.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin indistinctus, from in- 'not' + distinctus 'separated, distinguished' (see distinct).

Definition of indistinct in US English:

indistinct

adjectiveˌindəˈstiNG(k)tˌɪndəˈstɪŋ(k)t

Not clear or sharply defined.
不清楚的，模糊的，朦胧的
his speech was slurred and indistinct
他的发言含糊不清。
Example sentencesExamples
- But it was an indistinct blur of grey through the doorway of the Archives building.
- Looking at his performances in the past 15 years or so, several seem vague and indistinct.
- There was little to admire in the opening exchanges, the game was a shapeless mass, undefined and indistinct.
- The figures are too indistinct to seem threatening, yet their continued presence is, all the same, unnerving.
- The letters on fakes are sometimes indistinct or unevenly spaced.
- First we see a blur on a snowy landscape, followed by an indistinct grey shadow hovering beyond the window of the child's bedroom.
- The field in front of her swam and became fuzzy and indistinct.
- We have this misty, murky indistinct reason for being there.
- By night, strange, murky, shady, characters emerge from the indistinct, nebulous corners.
- The wave-like shapes of the far hills were already indistinct.
- From this point to the summit the path is indistinct in places.
- Turn right here and follow the very indistinct path through heather keeping the boggy babbling brook immediately to your right.
- But he hoped that as he writes more, his voice will become more indistinct.
- It was not the usual indistinct crackle of a far-off transmission, but a crystal-clear whistle as if someone was on her boat.
- Much of the time, leading edge scientific research is indistinct and hazy.
- How vague and indistinct and undefined the ideas of most men are upon the subject!
- Life here is shrinking, the horizons drawing in, and the backdrop to our small world seems to be fading and becoming indistinct.
- The path from here is very indistinct, and non-existent in places, so great care should be taken after leaving the track.
- To my left, as I came up higher, I began to see the sea, and had a clear view of Newhaven, though the horizon was more or less indistinct.
- It was all a bit indistinct, but I could make out definite phrases.
Synonyms
blurred, out of focus, fuzzy, hazy, misty, foggy, cloudy, shadowy, smoky, dim, nebulous
indecipherable, illegible, barely legible, unreadable, unintelligible, unfathomable, hard to read, hard to make out
muffled, muted, dull, low, quiet, soft, faint, weak, feeble, inaudible, scarcely audible, scarcely perceptible, hard to hear, hard to make out

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin indistinctus, from in- ‘not’ + distinctus ‘separated, distinguished’ (see distinct).

单词	indistinct
释义	Definition of indistinct in English: indistinct adjective ɪndɪˈstɪŋktˌɪndəˈstɪŋ(k)t Not clear or sharply defined. 不清楚的，模糊的，朦胧的 his speech was slurred and indistinct 他的发言含糊不清。 Example sentencesExamples The path from here is very indistinct, and non-existent in places, so great care should be taken after leaving the track. It was all a bit indistinct, but I could make out definite phrases. But it was an indistinct blur of grey through the doorway of the Archives building. Turn right here and follow the very indistinct path through heather keeping the boggy babbling brook immediately to your right. There was little to admire in the opening exchanges, the game was a shapeless mass, undefined and indistinct. From this point to the summit the path is indistinct in places. Looking at his performances in the past 15 years or so, several seem vague and indistinct. How vague and indistinct and undefined the ideas of most men are upon the subject! It was not the usual indistinct crackle of a far-off transmission, but a crystal-clear whistle as if someone was on her boat. By night, strange, murky, shady, characters emerge from the indistinct, nebulous corners. We have this misty, murky indistinct reason for being there. First we see a blur on a snowy landscape, followed by an indistinct grey shadow hovering beyond the window of the child's bedroom. Much of the time, leading edge scientific research is indistinct and hazy. To my left, as I came up higher, I began to see the sea, and had a clear view of Newhaven, though the horizon was more or less indistinct. The field in front of her swam and became fuzzy and indistinct. Life here is shrinking, the horizons drawing in, and the backdrop to our small world seems to be fading and becoming indistinct. But he hoped that as he writes more, his voice will become more indistinct. The letters on fakes are sometimes indistinct or unevenly spaced. The wave-like shapes of the far hills were already indistinct. The figures are too indistinct to seem threatening, yet their continued presence is, all the same, unnerving. Synonyms blurred, out of focus, fuzzy, hazy, misty, foggy, cloudy, shadowy, smoky, dim, nebulous unclear, obscure, vague, faint, indefinite, indistinguishable, barely perceptible, undefined, lacking definition, hard to see, hard to make out archaic blear rare obfuscated, nebulose indecipherable, illegible, barely legible, unreadable, unintelligible, unfathomable, hard to read, hard to make out undefined, ill-defined, lacking definition, formless, indeterminate pale, faded, smudged informal as clear as mud muffled, muted, dull, low, quiet, soft, faint, weak, feeble, inaudible, scarcely audible, scarcely perceptible, hard to hear, hard to make out muttered, mumbled, stifled, strangled, smothered, suppressed Derivatives indistinctly adverbˌɪndɪsˈtɪŋktliˌɪndəˈstɪŋktli Sometimes she speaks indistinctly and we put the words together ourselves; sometimes we can't make out what she's saying or the words don't make sense. Example sentencesExamples ‘I will be going now,’ he said, running his fingers through his blonde hair and looking indistinctly towards the west. I've never had a message from anyone speaking so quickly or indistinctly before. Throughout this piece bear in mind that my interlocutor mumbled indistinctly, and therefore I had to ask him to repeat everything. ‘Neurotic behaviors were conceived as continuous with normal behaviors, the two blurring indistinctly into each other,’ he writes. indistinctness nounˌɪndɪˈstɪŋktnəsˌɪndəˈstɪŋ(k)tnəs As regards its meanings, it is somewhat undefined and has some amount of indistinctness. Example sentencesExamples There is without doubt a certain indistinctness to Vermeer's handling of paint in many passages, and a frequent blurring of the boundaries between areas of colour. With the world moving faster than internet shares on a trading screen, the danger of slipping into the void of indistinctness is greater than ever. There were better prints, from a technical point of view, in the show, but the hazy indistinctness of this one seemed to literalize its distance from us in time. In fact, nearly the entire battle scene between Ash's followers and the army of the dead is fuzzy and dim to the point of indistinctness. Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin indistinctus, from in- 'not' + distinctus 'separated, distinguished' (see distinct). Definition of indistinct in US English: indistinct adjectiveˌindəˈstiNG(k)tˌɪndəˈstɪŋ(k)t Not clear or sharply defined. 不清楚的，模糊的，朦胧的 his speech was slurred and indistinct 他的发言含糊不清。 Example sentencesExamples But it was an indistinct blur of grey through the doorway of the Archives building. Looking at his performances in the past 15 years or so, several seem vague and indistinct. There was little to admire in the opening exchanges, the game was a shapeless mass, undefined and indistinct. The figures are too indistinct to seem threatening, yet their continued presence is, all the same, unnerving. The letters on fakes are sometimes indistinct or unevenly spaced. First we see a blur on a snowy landscape, followed by an indistinct grey shadow hovering beyond the window of the child's bedroom. The field in front of her swam and became fuzzy and indistinct. We have this misty, murky indistinct reason for being there. By night, strange, murky, shady, characters emerge from the indistinct, nebulous corners. The wave-like shapes of the far hills were already indistinct. From this point to the summit the path is indistinct in places. Turn right here and follow the very indistinct path through heather keeping the boggy babbling brook immediately to your right. But he hoped that as he writes more, his voice will become more indistinct. It was not the usual indistinct crackle of a far-off transmission, but a crystal-clear whistle as if someone was on her boat. Much of the time, leading edge scientific research is indistinct and hazy. How vague and indistinct and undefined the ideas of most men are upon the subject! Life here is shrinking, the horizons drawing in, and the backdrop to our small world seems to be fading and becoming indistinct. The path from here is very indistinct, and non-existent in places, so great care should be taken after leaving the track. To my left, as I came up higher, I began to see the sea, and had a clear view of Newhaven, though the horizon was more or less indistinct. It was all a bit indistinct, but I could make out definite phrases. Synonyms blurred, out of focus, fuzzy, hazy, misty, foggy, cloudy, shadowy, smoky, dim, nebulous indecipherable, illegible, barely legible, unreadable, unintelligible, unfathomable, hard to read, hard to make out muffled, muted, dull, low, quiet, soft, faint, weak, feeble, inaudible, scarcely audible, scarcely perceptible, hard to hear, hard to make out Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin indistinctus, from in- ‘not’ + distinctus ‘separated, distinguished’ (see distinct).
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