English Explanatory Dictionary

indistinction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The fact of not distinguishing or making distinctions; failure to perceive or make a difference.
  2. The condition or fact of not being distinct or different; absence of distinguishing qualities or characteristics; undistinguishableness.
  3. Indistinctness, obscurity, dimness.
  4. Absence of distinction or eminence; obscurity.

Pronunciation

ĭndĭstĭngkʹshən /ɪndɪˈstɪŋkʃən/

Word forms

indistinction indistinctions

Etymology

First attested in 1624; formed as in- + distinction, after indistinct.

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