noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The fact of not distinguishing or making distinctions; failure to perceive or make a difference. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   The condition or fact of not being distinct or different; absence of distinguishing qualities or characteristics; undistinguishableness. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   Indistinctness, obscurity, dimness. countable, obsolete, uncountable
4. 4
   Absence of distinction or eminence; obscurity. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

uniformity

Etymology

First attested in 1624; formed as in- + distinction, after indistinct.

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