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View usage for: (nɒndɪskrɪpt) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]If you describe something or someone as nondescript, you mean that their appearance is rather dull, and not at all interesting or attractive. Europa House is one of those hundreds of nondescript buildings along the Bath Road. ...a nondescript woman of uncertain age. Her clothes told me nothing: they were about as nondescript as it was possible tobe. Synonyms: undistinguished, ordinary, dull, commonplace More Synonyms of nondescript nondescript in British English (ˈnɒndɪˌskrɪpt) adjective1. lacking distinct or individual characteristics; having no outstanding features noun2. a nondescript person or thing Word origin C17: from non- + Latin dēscriptus, past participle of dēscribere to copy, describenondescript in American English (ˌnɑndɪˈskrɪpt; ˈnɑndɪˌskrɪpt) adjective1. so lacking in recognizable character or qualities as to belong to no definite class or type; hard to classify or describe 2. not interesting; colorless; drab noun3. a nondescript person or thing Word origin < L non, not + descriptus, pp. of describere, describe Examples of 'nondescript' in a sentencenondescript Definition lacking outstanding features Ted was rather nondescript in both his appearance and intellect. Synonyms unremarkable indeterminate featureless common or garden (informal) mousy characterless unmemorable vanilla (informal) nothing to write home about Opposites unique , unusual , extraordinary , remarkable , distinctive , memorable Additional synonymsDefinition dull or unoriginal The practice was virtually unheard of twenty years ago, but has now become commonplace. Synonyms everyday, common, ordinary, widespread, pedestrian, customary, mundane, vanilla (slang), banal, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, dime-a-dozen (informal), trite, uninterestingDefinition not interesting They can both be rather dull. Synonyms boring, tedious, dreary, flat, dry, plain, commonplace, tiresome, monotonous, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, unimaginative, dozy, uninteresting, mind-numbing, ho-hum (informal), vapid, as dry as dust Definition dull and boring She pretended to be meek and insipid so that they would underestimate her.They gave an insipid opening performance in a nil-nil draw. Synonyms bland, boring, dull, flat, dry, weak, stupid, limp, tame, pointless, tedious, stale, drab, banal, tiresome, lifeless, prosaic, trite, unimaginative, colourless, uninteresting, anaemic, wishy-washy (informal), ho-hum (informal), vapid, wearisome, characterless, spiritless, jejune (old-fashioned), prosyNearby words ofnondescript - noncommittal
- nonconformist
- nonconformity
- nondescript
- none
- none the
- nonentity
Additional synonymsDefinition dull or unexciting The food here is cheap, but very ordinary. Synonyms average, middling, fair, indifferent, not bad, mediocre, so-so (informal), unremarkable, tolerable (informal), run-of-the-mill, passable, undistinguished, uninspired, unexceptional, bog-standard (British, Irish, slang), no great shakes (informal), dime-a-dozen (informal) Definition ordinary or average I was a run-of-the-mill kind of student. Synonyms ordinary, middling, average, fair, modest, commonplace, common, vanilla (informal), mediocre, banal, tolerable (informal), passable, undistinguished, unimpressive, unexciting, unexceptional, bog-standard (British, Irish, slang), no great shakes (informal), dime-a-dozen (informal) Definition usual, ordinary, or normal a pretty unexceptional bunch of players Synonyms ordinary, mediocre, unremarkable, normal, usual, conventional, pedestrian, commonplace, insignificant, run-of-the-mill, undistinguished, unimpressive, bog-standard (British, Irish, slang), common or garden (informal), no great shakes (informal), nothing to write home about (informal) Definition not likely to make people interested or excited Her speech on the economy was uninspiring. Synonyms unexciting, boring, dull, flat, dry, plain, pedestrian, mundane, dreary, drab, prosaic, humdrum, uninteresting, insipid, spiritless, as dry as dust Definition boring or dull Why did he choose these pale, nerveless, uninteresting people? Synonyms boring, dull, tedious, flat, dry, commonplace, dreary, drab, tiresome, monotonous, uninspiring, humdrum, uneventful, mind-numbing, unexciting, ho-hum (informal), wearisome, unenjoyable, as dry as dust |