adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈnɒndɪskɹɪpt/
US:/nɑndəˈskɹɪpt/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:N AA1 N D IH0 S K R IH1 P T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Not described (in the academic literature).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: undescribed, unidentified
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Without distinguishing qualities or characteristics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He drove a nondescript silver sedan.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: undescript, unexceptional, plain
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A species or other type of creature that has not been previously described or identified.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An undistinguished, unexceptional person or thing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
An unmarked police car.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
women dressed in nondescript clothes
a nondescript novel
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: characterless
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
a person is not easily classified and not very interesting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.