adjective

indistinct

in-di-STINGKT/ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋkt/

Not clear or easy to make out.

The flowers appear indistinct through the frosted glass.

A sharply drawn window frame surrounds frosted glass through which a vase of flowers appears only as vague, merging patches of color with barely discernible outlines.

Etymology

Latin distinguere meant to separate or mark things off from one another. Negative in- reverses that idea: something indistinct cannot be clearly picked out, so it is difficult to see, hear, or recognize.

In context

Libranima418:27

though the figures are visible, they are full of threads that make them indistinct, and they do not show with the smoothness and brightness of the right side

Don Quixote - Cervantes (Illustrated Audiobook) Part 4 of 4

More examples

An indistinct voice came from the hallway.
The photograph showed only indistinct shapes.
His memory of the event remained indistinct.

Forms

indistinct

indistinctly adverb — without clear detail

Similar words

blurred: Having softened edges or details.
faint: Weak or barely perceptible.