Indistinct — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪndɪstˈɪŋkt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪndɪstˈɪŋkt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪndɪstˈɪŋkt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌɪndɪstˈɪŋkt/.

Examples

indistinct shapes in the gloom
an indistinct memory
only indistinct notions of what to do

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

distinct

Parts of Speech

adjective

not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand

“indistinct shapes in the gloom”

Word Forms

indistinctness

noun

the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

undeutlich

nicht klar definiert oder leicht wahrzunehmen oder zu verstehen

🇪🇸Spanish

indistinto

no está claramente definido o es fácil de percibir o comprender

🇮🇹Italian

indistinto

non chiaramente definiti o facili da percepire o comprendere

🇳🇱Dutch

onduidelijk

niet duidelijk gedefinieerd of gemakkelijk waar te nemen of te begrijpen

🇵🇹Portuguese

indistinto

não claramente definido ou fácil de perceber ou entender

🇷🇺Russian

нечеткий

не четко определены или не легко воспринимаются или понимаются

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्पष्ट

स्पष्ट रूप से परिभाषित या समझने या समझने में आसान नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্পষ্ট

স্পষ্টভাবে সংজ্ঞায়িত বা উপলব্ধি বা বোঝা সহজ নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

தெளிவற்ற

தெளிவாக வரையறுக்கப்படவில்லை அல்லது உணர அல்லது புரிந்துகொள்ள எளிதானது

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్పష్టమైన

స్పష్టంగా నిర్వచించబడలేదు లేదా గ్రహించడం లేదా అర్థం చేసుకోవడం సులభం

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्पष्ट

स्पष्टपणे परिभाषित किंवा समजण्यास किंवा समजण्यास सोपे नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્પષ્ટ

સ્પષ્ટ રીતે વ્યાખ્યાયિત અથવા સમજવા અથવા સમજવા માટે સરળ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ

ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನಿಸಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ಗ್ರಹಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಅರ್ಥಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಸುಲಭವಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവ്യക്തമായ

വ്യക്തമായി നിർവചിച്ചിട്ടില്ല അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മനസ്സിലാക്കാനോ മനസ്സിലാക്കാനോ എളുപ്പമല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਪਸ਼ਟ

ਸਪਸ਼ਟ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਝਣ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਝਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਸਾਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر واضح

واضح طور پر متعین یا سمجھنے یا سمجھنے میں آسان نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

模糊

没有明确定义或易于感知或理解

🇯🇵Japanese

不明瞭な

明確に定義されていない、または認識または理解が容易ではない

🇰🇷Korean

불분명하다

명확하게 정의되지 않았거나 인지하거나 이해하기 쉽지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không rõ ràng

không được xác định rõ ràng hoặc dễ nhận biết hoặc hiểu

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ชัดเจน

ไม่กำหนดไว้ชัดเจนหรือง่ายต่อการรับรู้หรือเข้าใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kabur

tidak didefinisikan dengan jelas atau mudah untuk dipahami atau dipahami

🇵🇭Filipino

malabo

hindi malinaw na tinukoy o madaling maunawaan o maunawaan

🇲🇾Malay

kurang jelas

tidak ditakrifkan dengan jelas atau mudah untuk dilihat atau difahami

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير واضح

ليست محددة بوضوح أو من السهل إدراكها أو فهمها

🇮🇷Persian

نامشخص

به وضوح تعریف نشده یا به راحتی قابل درک یا درک نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

belirsiz

açıkça tanımlanmamış veya algılanması veya anlaşılması kolay değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא בָּרוּר

לא מוגדר בבירור או קל לתפיסה או הבנה

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