indistinctive

American  

[in-di-stingk-tiv] / ˌɪn dɪˈstɪŋk tɪv /

adjective

1. without distinctive characteristics.

2. incapable of or not making a distinction; undiscriminating.

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indistinctive British  

/ ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋktɪv /

adjective

1. without distinctive qualities

2. unable to make distinctions; undiscriminating

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Other Word Forms

• indistinctively adverb
• indistinctiveness noun

Etymology

Origin of indistinctive

First recorded in 1840–50; in- ³ + distinctive

Example Sentences

It is as indistinctive and lusterless a name as one might expect to emerge from 18 months of focus groups, marketing surveys and a massive amount of lawyering.

From Washington Post

Having him produce a film this generic and indistinctive takes the project back into the mystifying realm.

From The Verge

He seems to disappear into the role, his face almost unrecognisable from one picture to the next: getting older and then younger-looking – blandly indistinctive at one turn, with sharp, penetrating features the next.

From The Guardian

The instrumentation was truly magnificent, and although the vocals were indistinctive, the harmonising between Wright and Gilmour was good and emotional.

From The Guardian

She was a small, slight blonde, who, when the smile that had lit her mouth and eyes as she opened the door faded suddenly as she closed it, might have passed for a plain, indistinctive woman.

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