Nondescript

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Lacking distinctive qualities; having no individual character or form: "This expression gave temporary meaning to a set of features otherwise nondescript” ( Katherine Anne Porter).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Not described (in the academic literature); undescribed, unidentified.
  • adj. Without distinguishing qualities or characteristics; unexceptional.
  • n. An undistinguished, unexceptional person or thing.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Not hitherto described
  • adj. Dull or uninteresting; undistinguished.
  • n. A thing not yet described; that of which no account or explanation has been given; something abnormal, or hardly classifiable.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not hitherto described or classed.
  • Not easily described; abnormal or amorphous: of no particular kind; odd; unclassifiable; indescribable.
  • n. Anything that has not been described.
  • n. A person or thing not easily described or classed: usually applied disparagingly.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting
  • n. a person is not easily classified and not very interesting
  • Equivalent
    ordinary   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    person    mortal    individual    someone    soul    somebody   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    chipped    clipped    conscript    crypt    dipped    dripped    encrypt    equipped    flipped    gripped   
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    drab    shabby    khaki    beige    unremarkable    tattered    shapeless    loose-fitting    bulky    inconspicuous