indiscernible

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English

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ discern +‎ -ible.

Adjective

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indiscernible (not comparable)

  1. Not capable of being discerned or perceived.
    • 1919, Sax Rohmer, chapter 28, in Dope:
      The details of the room were indiscernible, lost in yellowish shadow.
  2. Not capable of being distinguished from something else.

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Noun

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indiscernible (plural indiscernibles)

  1. (chiefly philosophy) Something which is incapable of being discerned.

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Adjective

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indiscernible m or f (masculine and feminine plural indiscernibles)

  1. indiscernible

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