Used in a Sentence

indistinct

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for indistinct.

Editorial note

That life was very very different for him—just kind of an indistinct haze, almost like a dream.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(of an image etc) not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline; faint or dim

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of indistinct gathered in one view.

adjective

(of an image etc) not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline; faint or dim

adjective

(of a thought, idea etc) hazy or vague

adjective

(of speech) difficult to understand through being muffled or slurred

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for indistinct.

Example sentences

1

That life was very very different for him—just kind of an indistinct haze, almost like a dream.

2

For example, you dock the left for having indistinct headers with inadequate contrast.

3

Another common event is that people and things in my dreams can be indistinct until I pay close attention to them.

4

I've had a quick read, the argument seems to be that because the driver is needed to fulfil Uber's rides that they become indistinct from Uber as a business itself; so they're employees.

5

Now you're just left with a huge swath of the vocabulary where the roots have become indistinct and impermeable since you eliminated the orthographic clues from the writing.

6

In fact, the line from Christianity to work ethic is still so indistinct, many things would have to happen in order for us to make the jump to working less.

7

* The right column has indistinct headers with inadequate contrast.

8

I think the right thing to do is to make the site look as boring and indistinct as possible until you've dug down to only a little bit above the danger area.

9

The process was slow, mistakes were plentiful, dots above and below letters were misplaced, letters such as daal and waaw were indistinct from each other, and many times the printing was illegible.

10

I see no particular point whatsoever in insisting that it would be better as a vague indistinct generic gitub wrapper -- although if you have an idea for improving search of such, go for it.

Quote examples

1

The "Asian" and "Other" colors are similarly indistinct, but not as bad.

2

You claim that the value of something is "what you can get someone to pay for it" without realizing that by definition your measure of value is vague, indistinct, and subjective.

3

This watch, regardless of its somewhat indistinct purpose, will be able to appeal, on beauty alone, to a vastly larger group of people than it otherwise would if it were "the one."

4

If their team loses, the tribally motivated will say, "Better luck next time." Those who are motivated by masculinity say, "Should have done it better." It's indistinct if their team wins; they have nothing to prove because they backed the right horse.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use indistinct in a sentence?

That life was very very different for him—just kind of an indistinct haze, almost like a dream.

What does indistinct mean?

(of an image etc) not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline; faint or dim

What part of speech is indistinct?

indistinct is commonly used as adjective.