indistinct
gb/ɪndɪstˈɪŋkt/ us/ɪndɪstˈɪŋkt/
C1
Engleză
~ 9700
Sensuri
0 sensuri
adjective
C1
property
1
not clearly seen, heard, or known
Not clear or easy to see, hear, or remember; hard to notice in a sharp way.
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] is indistinct / indistinct [sound/shape/memory]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse "indistinct" with "instinct" because they look similar. "Indistinct" means not clear, but "instinct" is a natural feeling or reaction. Another confusion is with "indistinguishable": "indistinct" means hard to see or hear clearly, while "indistinguishable" means two things look or sound so similar that you cannot tell them apart.
Sinonime
unclear (Very general; can refer to ideas, explanations, or physical things, often simpler and more common than "indistinct".)
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faint (Emphasizes that a sound, image, or memory is weak or barely noticeable, not just lacking sharpness.)
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blurred (Most often used for vision or images that lack sharp lines; more visual than "indistinct".)
Antonime
clear (Describes something that is easy to see, hear, or understand, with no difficulty in perception.)
Colocații
indistinct shape
|indistinct sound
|indistinct outline
|indistinct image
|indistinct memory
|indistinct voice
Teme
perception
|communication
|descriptions
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- Through the fog, the shore was just an indistinct line on the horizon.
- His voice became indistinct as the phone signal started to drop.
- I have only an indistinct memory of my first day at school.
- The writing on the old sign was too indistinct to read.
- In the dim light, the colors of the painting were indistinct and hard to make out.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The faces in the dark room were indistinct.
- Her words were indistinct because of the noise in the street.
- I have an indistinct memory of that summer.
- The picture is indistinct, so I cannot see the details.
- His voice grew indistinct at the end of the call.
unknown
formal
C1
property
2
not clearly separated or differentiated
Not clearly different or separate from another thing; the line between them is not sharp.
Tipar de utilizare:
[boundary/difference] is indistinct / indistinct boundary between [A] and [B]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may use only "not clear" or "not different" and miss the idea of a weak or blurred line between two things. Also, they may say "indistinct of" instead of the correct patterns "indistinct from" or "an indistinct line between A and B".
Sinonime
blurred (Stresses that the line or difference between things is not sharp, often used metaphorically for categories or roles.)
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vague (Suggests that the separation or difference is not clearly defined or explained in detail.)
Antonime
distinct (Emphasizes that things are clearly separate or different from each other.)
Colocații
indistinct boundary
|indistinct line between
|indistinct categories
|indistinct differences
|indistinct limits
|indistinct roles
Teme
abstract
|society
|analysis
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- The boundary between work and personal life has become increasingly indistinct for many remote workers.
- In this dialect, the distinction between certain vowel sounds is rather indistinct.
- The report argues that the line between advertising and news content is often indistinct.
- Their professional and personal relationships were so closely tied that the roles were sometimes indistinct.
- In the early stages, the party’s policies were indistinct from those of its rivals.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The border between the two ideas is indistinct.
- Today the line between work and free time is often indistinct.
- The rules are indistinct, so people do not know what to do.
- In this town, the roles of friend and coworker are sometimes indistinct.
- The two groups are so similar that the difference is indistinct.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
indistinct
IPA
GB/ɪndɪstˈɪŋkt/
US/ɪndɪstˈɪŋkt/
Silabe și accent
in - dis - tinct (3 silabe)
Stress on 3rd syllable (tinct)
Forme ale cuvântului
Adjective
- Base: indistinct
Familie de cuvinte
Core family
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
indistinguishable
adjective
Advanced or less common
distinctiveness
noun
indistinctness
noun
Expresii
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