indistinct

adj
/ˌɪndɪsˈtɪŋkt/

Etymology

From Middle French indistinct, from Latin indistinctus. English equivalent in- + distinct.

  1. derived from indistinctus
  2. derived from indistinct

Definitions

  1. not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline

    not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline; faint or dim

    • indistinct sign
  2. hazy or vague

  3. difficult to understand through being muffled or slurred

    • indistinct consonant sound
    • indistinct sound
    • indistinct murmur

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at indistinct. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at indistinct. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at indistinct

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA