Indistinct
adjective
Not clear or sharply defined, difficult to perceive or specify clearly.
His face was indistinct in the darkness.
Often appears as...
- indistinct figure
- indistinct light
adjective
Blurred; not separate and distinct.
The indistinct boundary between the two towns.
Often appears as...
- indistinct boundary
- indistinct images
adjective
Not pronounced clearly or distinctly.
His speech was indistinct because he was tired and stressed.
Often appears as...
- indistinct speech
- indistinct voice
adjective
Not clear or sharply defined, difficult to perceive or specify clearly.
His face was indistinct in the darkness.
Often appears as...
- indistinct figure
- indistinct light
adjective
Blurred; not separate and distinct.
The indistinct boundary between the two towns.
Often appears as...
- indistinct boundary
- indistinct images
adjective
Not pronounced clearly or distinctly.
His speech was indistinct because he was tired and stressed.
Often appears as...
- indistinct speech
- indistinct voice
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Clarity
Use 'indistinct' for objects that can't be seen clearly, often because of distance or poor lighting.
The mountains in the distance were indistinct.
Pro Tip 2/3Ambiguous Feel
'Indistinct' can describe something that gives a sense of uncertainty or something that's not well-defined.
The rules of the game were indistinct and caused confusion.
Pro Tip 3/3Abstract Ideas
Use it when discussing concepts that are difficult to understand or explain because they lack clarity.
Her philosophy on life seemed indistinct and complex.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Clarity
Use 'indistinct' for objects that can't be seen clearly, often because of distance or poor lighting.
The mountains in the distance were indistinct.
Pro Tip 2/3Ambiguous Feel
'Indistinct' can describe something that gives a sense of uncertainty or something that's not well-defined.
The rules of the game were indistinct and caused confusion.
Pro Tip 3/3Abstract Ideas
Use it when discussing concepts that are difficult to understand or explain because they lack clarity.
Her philosophy on life seemed indistinct and complex.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Clarity
Use 'indistinct' for objects that can't be seen clearly, often because of distance or poor lighting.
The mountains in the distance were indistinct.
Pro Tip 2/3Ambiguous Feel
'Indistinct' can describe something that gives a sense of uncertainty or something that's not well-defined.
The rules of the game were indistinct and caused confusion.
Pro Tip 3/3Abstract Ideas
Use it when discussing concepts that are difficult to understand or explain because they lack clarity.
Her philosophy on life seemed indistinct and complex.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 198 PIPE...
and frog tracks and that sort of thing learning shapes is not that hard you know you can do it in probably couple weeks the difficulty comes of course when you walk across an area like this and our sudden you don't have a clear track you've got a very indistinct track of an antelope
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 198 PIPE...
and frog tracks and that sort of thing learning shapes is not that hard you know you can do it in probably couple weeks the difficulty comes of course when you walk across an area like this and our sudden you don't have a clear track you've got a very indistinct track of an antelope
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Quote examples
H. P. Lovecraft
American Novelist
From my experience, I cannot doubt but that man, when lost to terrestrial consciousness, is indeed sojourning in another and uncorporeal life of far different nature from the life we know; and of which only the slightest and most indistinct memories linger after waking.
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Glenn Ligon
American Artist
I took a very small image and blew it up to enormous scale. What happens when you do that is that the information in the image starts to become indistinct. The image darkens.
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Richard Whately
English Writer
In our judgment of human transactions, the law of optics is reversed; we see the most indistinctly the objects which are close around us.
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Pierre Schaeffer
French Composer
Noises have generally been thought of as indistinct, but this is not true.
Quote examples
H. P. Lovecraft
American Novelist
From my experience, I cannot doubt but that man, when lost to terrestrial consciousness, is indeed sojourning in another and uncorporeal life of far different nature from the life we know; and of which only the slightest and most indistinct memories linger after waking.
Quote examples
Glenn Ligon
American Artist
I took a very small image and blew it up to enormous scale. What happens when you do that is that the information in the image starts to become indistinct. The image darkens.
Quote examples
Richard Whately
English Writer
In our judgment of human transactions, the law of optics is reversed; we see the most indistinctly the objects which are close around us.
Quote examples
Pierre Schaeffer
French Composer
Noises have generally been thought of as indistinct, but this is not true.
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