nondistinctive

[non-di-stingk-tiv]

adjective

Linguistics.

1. not serving to distinguish meanings.

   a nondistinctive difference in sound.

Other Word Forms

• nondistinctively adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of nondistinctive¹

First recorded in 1915–20; non- + distinctive

Example Sentences

Mr. Leary’s performance is in tune with the show — amiable, occasionally appealing, generally nondistinctive.

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If applied to other products, it could markedly diminish the hyperbole used to sell a wide range of nondistinctive products like aspirin and liquid chlorine bleach.

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