indistinctiveness

/ˌɪndɪstˈɪŋktɪvnəs/ noun

The quality of being indistinctive.

Word Origin From Latin stinguere 'to separate, quench' — distinct means separated, clear. Indistinctiveness is the quality of being unclear, not separate. The same root gives us distinguish (to separate by marking), extinct (quenched, wiped out), extinguish (to quench), instinct (inner prompting, originally 'sting' inside), and instigate (to urge on). The PIE root *steig- meant 'to stick, prick,' which evolved to 'separate' and 'quench.'

noun The quality of being indistinctive. countable

The indistinctiveness of his features made him difficult to describe to the police.

(名词) 无特征性;无特色

他相貌的模糊特征使得向警方描述他变得困难。

(sustantivo) La cualidad de ser poco distintivo.

La falta de rasgos distintivos de su rostro hacía difícil describirlo a la policía.

(nom) indistinction; manque de caractère distinctif [Caractère de ce qui est indistinct ou dépourvu de traits remarquables.]

L'indistinctiveness de ses traits a rendu sa description difficile à la police.

(Substantiv) Unauffälligkeit; Charakterlosigkeit [Die Eigenschaft, nicht auffällig oder charakteristisch zu sein.]

Die **indistinctiveness** seiner Gesichtszüge machte es schwer, ihn der Polizei zu beschreiben.

(名詞) 特徴がないこと;目立った特徴を欠く性質。

彼の顔立ちがぼやけていて特徴がはっきりしなかったため、警察に彼の容姿を説明するのは難しかった。

(substantivo) indistinção; falta de distinção; imprecisão [A qualidade de ser indistinto.]

A falta de distinção de suas feições tornou difícil descrevê-lo à polícia.

Word parts: in + distinct + ive + ness

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