nondescript

American  

[non-di-skript] / ˌnɒn dɪˈskrɪpt /

adjective

1. of no recognized, definite, or particular type or kind.

   a nondescript novel; a nondescript color.

   Synonyms:

   unexceptional , ordinary , usual

2. undistinguished or uninteresting; dull or insipid.

   The private detective deliberately wore nondescript clothes.

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noun

1. a person or a thing of no particular or notable type or kind.

nondescript British  

/ ˈnɒndɪˌskrɪpt /

adjective

1. lacking distinct or individual characteristics; having no outstanding features

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noun

1. a nondescript person or thing

Etymology

Origin of nondescript

1675–85; non- + Latin dēscrīptus (past participle of dēscrībere to describe, define, represent; describe )

Example Sentences

It carries double meaning here at Backyard Party, a new all-ages music venue in a nondescript business park on the border of Pasadena and Altadena.

From Los Angeles Times

It will also hinge on the success of the monumental logistical operation at the heart of Operation Plan Germany, the 1,200 page-long classified document drafted behind the nondescript walls of the Julius Leber Barracks.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead, the two leaders and their top aides sat across a long white negotiating table in a nondescript military building just off the runway of Busan's international airport.

From BBC

Today it sits as a nondescript car park behind a large council office.

From BBC

Having abandoned the Majestic Theatre, he’s now wreaking havoc on several floors of a nondescript building on West 57th Street, in a new immersive adaptation of the musical dubbed “Masquerade.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• uninspiring
• unremarkable