indistinctive

[ in-di-stingk-tiv ]

adjective

1. without distinctive characteristics.
2. incapable of or not making a distinction; undiscriminating.

indistinctive

/ ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋktɪv /

adjective

1. without distinctive qualities
2. unable to make distinctions; undiscriminating

Derived Forms

• ˌindisˈtinctiveness, noun
• ˌindisˈtinctively, adverb

Other Words From

• indis·tinctive·ly adverb
• indis·tinctive·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of indistinctive¹

First recorded in 1840–50; in- ³ + distinctive

Example Sentences

It is as indistinctive and lusterless a name as one might expect to emerge from 18 months of focus groups, marketing surveys and a massive amount of lawyering.

From Washington Post

There’s always been a fine line for House and Senate chaplains to walk when tangling with political business in their prayers – yet refraining from delivering a vanilla, indistinctive message which doesn’t resonate.

From Fox News

Having him produce a film this generic and indistinctive takes the project back into the mystifying realm.

From The Verge

He seems to disappear into the role, his face almost unrecognisable from one picture to the next: getting older and then younger-looking – blandly indistinctive at one turn, with sharp, penetrating features the next.

From The Guardian

The instrumentation was truly magnificent, and although the vocals were indistinctive, the harmonising between Wright and Gilmour was good and emotional.

From The Guardian