Indistinctness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being indistinct. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines wordnet
  3. 3
    An indistinct thing. uncountable, usually

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

From indistinct + -ness.

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