indistinctness

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noun

The property of being indistinct.

Similar
softnessblurrinessfogginessfuzziness
Opposite
distinctness
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Meanings

nounindistinctness (usually uncountable, plural indistinctnesses)

plural indistinctnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe property of being indistinct.
  2. uncountableusuallyAn indistinct thing.

    The two Martians halted, the nearer to us standing and facing Sunbury, the remoter being a gray indistinctness towards the evening star, away towards Staines.

    1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 139

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines

Similar
softnessblurrinessfogginessfuzziness
Opposite
distinctness
Broader
opacityopaqueness
Also see
blurrinessfogginessfuzzinesssoftness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From indistinct + -ness.

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APA

indistinctness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indistinctness

MLA

“indistinctness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indistinctness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “indistinctness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indistinctness.

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