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

Speaking of lyrics, Mr. Styles’s are frustratingly nondescript.

From The Wall Street Journal

But when the film takes the perspective of a human looking at the forest dwellers, their eyes appear small and dark, almost nondescript.

From Los Angeles Times

In a nondescript warehouse near Munich, a newly opened factory now churns out drones with proprietary Ukrainian engineering.

From The Wall Street Journal

We visited a few of them, hidden away in basements of wrecked buildings or nondescript village houses.

From BBC

Far from the glamour of fashion weeks in Paris, Milan and London, a nondescript cashmere mill on Scotland's western coast that supplies luxury labels hopes local training programmes can attract new talent.

From Barron's

Related Words

• uninspiring
• unremarkable