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undistinguished

adj · 3 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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  • CMU ARPABET: AH2 N D IH0 S T IH1 NG G W IH0 SH T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not distinguished: not marked by conspicuous qualities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not distinguished: not having an air of distinction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

not worthy of notice

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: insignificant

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- English distinguish English -ed English distinguished English undistinguished From un- + distinguished.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: незабележим (nezabeležim) — not marked by conspicuous qualities
  • German: durchschnittlich — not marked by conspicuous qualities
  • German: mäßig — not marked by conspicuous qualities
  • German: mittelmäßig — not marked by conspicuous qualities
  • Latin: ignobilis — not marked by conspicuous qualities
  • Bulgarian: неразличим (nerazličim) — not having an air of distinction
  • German: unauffällig — not having an air of distinction
  • German: alltäglich — not having an air of distinction
  • German: gewöhnlich — not having an air of distinction
Real reading context

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