indistinctness

indistinctness
I noun blur, blurriness, delitescence, delitescency, dimness, dullness, faintness, filminess, fog, fogginess, fijzziness, gloom, grayness, haziness, imperceptibility, inaudibility, indefiniteness, indistinguishability, mistiness, murkiness, mysteriousness, nebulosity, obscuration, obscurity, opacity, paleness, poor visiblity, shadow, shadowless, smokiness, unclearness, unplainness, vagueness II index confusion (ambiguity), obscuration, opacity

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  • Indistinctness — In dis*tinct ness, n. The quality or condition of being indistinct; lack of definiteness; dimness; confusion; as, the indistinctness of a picture, or of comprehension; indistinctness of vision. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • indistinctness — indistinct ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not clear or sharply defined. DERIVATIVES indistinctly adverb indistinctness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • indistinctness — noun see indistinct …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • indistinctness — See indistinctly. * * * …   Universalium

  • indistinctness — noun The property of being indistinct …   Wiktionary

  • indistinctness — in·dis tinct·ness || ‚ɪndɪ stɪŋktnɪs n. lack of clarity, vagueness; quality of being difficult to distinguish or discern …   English contemporary dictionary

  • indistinctness — in·distinctness …   English syllables

  • indistinctness — noun the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines • Syn: ↑softness, ↑blurriness, ↑fogginess, ↑fuzziness • Ant: ↑sharpness (for: ↑softness), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Circle of confusion — For the closely related topic in microscopy, see Point spread function. In optics, a circle of confusion is an optical spot caused by a cone of light rays from a lens not coming to a perfect focus when imaging a point source. It is also known as… …   Wikipedia

  • blurriness — noun the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines • Syn: ↑indistinctness, ↑softness, ↑fogginess, ↑fuzziness • Ant: ↑sharpness (for: ↑softness), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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