Indistinctness
[,ɪndɪ'stɪŋktnɪs]
Definition
(noun.) the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines.
Typist: Lolita--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The quality or condition of being indistinct; want of definiteness; dimness; confusion; as, the indistinctness of a picture, or of comprehension; indistinctness of vision.
Typist: Louis
Examples
- In the indistinctness the little red gleam lit up the lower part of her face, and he saw her mouth tremble into a smile. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Emma remained in a state of vexation too; but there was more indistinctness in the causes of her's, than in his. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Sir Leicester, lying in his bed, can speak a little, though with difficulty and indistinctness. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
Checker: Sophia