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# indistinct

«indistinct» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not clear or sharp; hard to see, hear or remember clearly** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (indistinct, more indistinct); adverb «indistinctly»

### meaning for a pupil

1) Not clear or sharp; hard to see, hear or remember clearly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indistinct/#m1)

2) Blurred or faint: indistinct shapes in the fog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indistinct/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, indistinct voices, shapes and footsteps build mystery or fear. In science, a picture under a microscope is indistinct until you focus. In speaking lessons, mumbling makes speech indistinct. Phrases: indistinct voices, an indistinct shape, an indistinct memory.

### examples

- Indistinct voices came from behind the door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indistinct/#x1)
- An indistinct shape moved in the fog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indistinct/#x2)
- Turn the knob until the cell is no longer indistinct under the microscope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indistinct/#x3)
- My memory of being a baby is very indistinct. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indistinct/#x4)
- He spoke so quietly his words were indistinct. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indistinct/#x5)
- The old writing on the stone was indistinct. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indistinct/#x6)
- Then the voice melted again into the indistinct murmur of the rustling leaves, and died gradually away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indistinct/#x7)

### note

Opposite: «distinct» (clear). Do not confuse with «extinct» (no longer living) or «instinct» (natural feeling).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «indistinct» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indistinct/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.