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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.

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

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Etymology

Origin of nondescript

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

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