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adjective

Indistinct adj.

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."

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." "Their views, indeed, are indistinct and dim."

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

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Etymology of 'Indistinct'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Indistinct" Quotes from Famous Books

... obstacle to the rapid development of a new industry. It is true that there exists some queer-folk beliefs about photographs,—ideas of mysterious relation between the sun-picture and the person imaged. For example: if, in the photograph of a group, one figure appear indistinct or blurred, that is thought to be an omen of sickness or death. But this superstition has its industrial value: it has compelled photographers to be careful about their work,—especially in these days of war, ...

— The Romance of the Milky Way - And Other Studies & Stories • Lafcadio Hearn

... himself down on the high, breezy slope of the dip, looking out to sea. Helena sat beside him. It was absolutely still, and the wind was slackening more and more. Though they listened attentively, they could hear only an indistinct breathing sound, quite small, from the water below: no clapping nor hoarse conversation of waves. Siegmund lay with his hands beneath his head, looking over the sparkling sea. To put her page in the shadow, Helena propped her book against ...

— The Trespasser • D.H. Lawrence

... confused murmur, prominent out of which come the voices of two men swearing at one another. The language they are making use of is disgraceful. The telephone seems peculiarly adapted for the conveyance of blasphemy. Ordinary language sounds indistinct through it; but every word those two men are saying can be heard by all the telephone subscribers ...

— The Second Thoughts of An Idle Fellow • Jerome K. Jerome

... a moment before replying. Memory seemed to hold up against an indistinct photograph of towering fir-crested heights, where through a broken ridge of rock a shower of silvery threads cascaded musically down, down, down, until they lost themselves in the mighty Fraser, that hurled itself through the yawning canyon ...

— The Moccasin Maker • E. Pauline Johnson

... other for a moment, but Lily still saw her opponent through a blur of scorn that made all other considerations indistinct. ...

— House of Mirth • Edith Wharton

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