Definitions for: Indistinct


[adj] not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do"



Webster (1913) Definition: In`dis*tinct", a. [L. indistinctus: cf. F.
indistinct. See In- not, and Distinct.]
1. Not distinct or distinguishable; not separate in such a
manner as to be perceptible by itself; as, the indistinct
parts of a substance. ``Indistinct as water is in water.''
--Shak.

2. Obscure to the mind or senses; not clear; not definite;
confused; imperfect; faint; as, indistinct vision; an
indistinct sound; an indistinct idea or recollection.

When we come to parts too small four our senses, our
ideas of these little bodies become obscure and
indistinct. --I. Watts.

Their views, indeed, are indistinct and dim.
--Cowper.

Syn: Undefined; indistinguishable; obscure; indefinite;
vague; ambiguous; uncertain; confused.

Synonyms: bedimmed, bleary, blurred, blurry, cloudy, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, muzzy, nebulose, nebulous, shadowy, vague, veiled, wispy

Antonyms: distinct

See Also: indefinite, unclear

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