undistinguishableadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌndᵻˈstɪŋɡwᵻʃəbl/, U.S.

/ˌəndᵻˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəb(ə)l/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b

1. Incapable of being made out or discerned; imperceptible.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adjective] > indistinct

dimc1000

blinda1398

undistingued1398

obscure?a1450

undistinct1495

shadowed1588

undistinguishable1600

shady1626

blear1637

filmed1637

indistinguishable1642

crepusculous1646

adumbrated1650

oblite1650

faint1660

monogrammous1678

blurred1701

faintish1712

wispya1717

adumbrant1727

muzzy1744

indistinct1764

fuzzy1778

misty1797

shadowy1797

undistinguished1814

woolly1815

vague1822

furzy1825

mystified1833

slurred1843

feeble1860

smudginga1861

filmy1864

smudgy1865

blurry1884

slurry1937

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > ability to be perceived by senses > [adjective] > (naturally) imperceptible to senses > so slight, etc., as to be imperceptible

imperceptible?a1475

unsensible1545

insensible1584

undistinguishable1600

indistinguishable1642

inappreciable1862

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. i. 100 The queint Mazes, in the wanton greene, For lacke of tread, are vndistinguishable .

1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 19 The Form by which the thing is what it is, is oft so slender and undistinguishable.

1768 H. Walpole Hist. Doubts 92 One does not learn any language..with a good, nay, undistinguishable accent, between Christmas and Easter.

1816 W. Scott Old Mortality vii, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. IV. 147 The city and port..became undistinguishable in the distance.

1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xii. 171 Two almost undistinguishable figures pacing along.

a. Incapable of being distinguished or discriminated; of which the different elements cannot be distinguished or recognized; inseparably alike.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > identity > [adjective] > identical

oneOE

all oneOE

alikea1393

all like1477

indifferent1530

selfsame1582

identical1601

same1621

identitial1635

identica1657

indistinguishable1658

identifical1673

undistinguishable1679

tautological1689

indistinctible1781

1679 J. Dryden Troilus & Cressida Pref. sig. b2 It has been prov'd already, that confus'd passions make undistinguishable Characters.

1693 Humours & Conversat. Town 128 Drunken Rakes, and dirty Beau's,..besides a number of undistinguishable Mob.

1794 T. Gisborne Walks in Forest iii. 19 Where sunk the parting orb, and with the sky In undistinguishable splendor join'd.

1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. V. x. iv. 662 Hope and fear..run into one another and are undistinguishable.

1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 124 The locust [-swarm]..becomes in a few hours one undistinguishable, putrifying, heaving mass.

b. Const. from.

ΚΠ

1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. ix. 380 Altogether undistinguishable from the best French wines.

1845 J. Phillips & C. G. B. Daubeny Geol. in Encycl. Metrop. VI. 674/2 The badger (probably undistinguishable from the common European species).

1870 J. H. Newman Ess. Gram. Assent i. v. 112 That apprehension..may become almost undistinguishable from an inferential acceptance of the great truth.

†3. Indiscriminate. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > indiscriminateness > [adjective]

blinda1400

unchoosinga1586

undiscerning1589

unrespective1609

irrespecting1625

promiscuous1633

incurious1645

indistinct1650

irrespective1650

uncritical1659

indiscerning1664

undistinguishing1665

undistinguishable1702

unrefining1735

indiscriminating1754

undiscriminating1776

indiscriminate1792

unfastidious1816

rough1819

lumping1827

indistinguishing1828

unparticularizing1828

farraginous1837

imperceiverant1844

scattergun1845

undistinctive1851

indiscriminative1854

unselecting1895

scattershot1961

1702 Eng. Theophrastus 86 An undistinguishable Facility shall never fail of meeting with an undistinguishable Infidelity.

Derivatives

undiˈstinguishableness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > identity > [noun]

oneness?c1225

identity1545

indifferency1569

selfsameness1577

sameness1581

said1623

homogeneity1625

indistinction1644

indifference1656

sameliness1662

identicalness1677

undistinguishableness1727

indistinguishableness1731

self-identity1866

dittoship1869

identicality1875

indistinguishability1885

sameyness1977

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II

1843 J. S. Mill Syst. Logic I. i. iii. §11. 93 Resemblance, when it exists in the highest degree of all, amounting to undistinguishableness, is often called identity.

1878 E. White Life in Christ (ed. 3) iii. xx. 289 The undistinguishableness of generic difference in character.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	undistinguishable
释义	undistinguishableadj. Brit. /ˌʌndᵻˈstɪŋɡwᵻʃəbl/, U.S. /ˌəndᵻˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəb(ə)l/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b 1. Incapable of being made out or discerned; imperceptible. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adjective] > indistinct dimc1000 blinda1398 undistingued1398 obscure?a1450 undistinct1495 shadowed1588 undistinguishable1600 shady1626 blear1637 filmed1637 indistinguishable1642 crepusculous1646 adumbrated1650 oblite1650 faint1660 monogrammous1678 blurred1701 faintish1712 wispya1717 adumbrant1727 muzzy1744 indistinct1764 fuzzy1778 misty1797 shadowy1797 undistinguished1814 woolly1815 vague1822 furzy1825 mystified1833 slurred1843 feeble1860 smudginga1861 filmy1864 smudgy1865 blurry1884 slurry1937 the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > ability to be perceived by senses > [adjective] > (naturally) imperceptible to senses > so slight, etc., as to be imperceptible imperceptible?a1475 unsensible1545 insensible1584 undistinguishable1600 indistinguishable1642 inappreciable1862 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. i. 100 The queint Mazes, in the wanton greene, For lacke of tread, are vndistinguishable . View more context for this quotation 1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 19 The Form by which the thing is what it is, is oft so slender and undistinguishable. 1768 H. Walpole Hist. Doubts 92 One does not learn any language..with a good, nay, undistinguishable accent, between Christmas and Easter. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality vii, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. IV. 147 The city and port..became undistinguishable in the distance. 1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xii. 171 Two almost undistinguishable figures pacing along. 2. a. Incapable of being distinguished or discriminated; of which the different elements cannot be distinguished or recognized; inseparably alike. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > identity > [adjective] > identical oneOE all oneOE alikea1393 all like1477 indifferent1530 selfsame1582 identical1601 same1621 identitial1635 identica1657 indistinguishable1658 identifical1673 undistinguishable1679 tautological1689 indistinctible1781 1679 J. Dryden Troilus & Cressida Pref. sig. b2 It has been prov'd already, that confus'd passions make undistinguishable Characters. 1693 Humours & Conversat. Town 128 Drunken Rakes, and dirty Beau's,..besides a number of undistinguishable Mob. 1794 T. Gisborne Walks in Forest iii. 19 Where sunk the parting orb, and with the sky In undistinguishable splendor join'd. 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. V. x. iv. 662 Hope and fear..run into one another and are undistinguishable. 1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 124 The locust [-swarm]..becomes in a few hours one undistinguishable, putrifying, heaving mass. b. Const. from. ΚΠ 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. ix. 380 Altogether undistinguishable from the best French wines. 1845 J. Phillips & C. G. B. Daubeny Geol. in Encycl. Metrop. VI. 674/2 The badger (probably undistinguishable from the common European species). 1870 J. H. Newman Ess. Gram. Assent i. v. 112 That apprehension..may become almost undistinguishable from an inferential acceptance of the great truth. †3. Indiscriminate. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > indiscriminateness > [adjective] blinda1400 unchoosinga1586 undiscerning1589 unrespective1609 irrespecting1625 promiscuous1633 incurious1645 indistinct1650 irrespective1650 uncritical1659 indiscerning1664 undistinguishing1665 undistinguishable1702 unrefining1735 indiscriminating1754 undiscriminating1776 indiscriminate1792 unfastidious1816 rough1819 lumping1827 indistinguishing1828 unparticularizing1828 farraginous1837 imperceiverant1844 scattergun1845 undistinctive1851 indiscriminative1854 unselecting1895 scattershot1961 1702 Eng. Theophrastus 86 An undistinguishable Facility shall never fail of meeting with an undistinguishable Infidelity. Derivatives undiˈstinguishableness n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > identity > [noun] oneness?c1225 identity1545 indifferency1569 selfsameness1577 sameness1581 said1623 homogeneity1625 indistinction1644 indifference1656 sameliness1662 identicalness1677 undistinguishableness1727 indistinguishableness1731 self-identity1866 dittoship1869 identicality1875 indistinguishability1885 sameyness1977 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II 1843 J. S. Mill Syst. Logic I. i. iii. §11. 93 Resemblance, when it exists in the highest degree of all, amounting to undistinguishableness, is often called identity. 1878 E. White Life in Christ (ed. 3) iii. xx. 289 The undistinguishableness of generic difference in character. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1600
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