indistinguishable

in·dis·tin·guish·a·ble

 (ĭn′dĭ-stĭng′gwĭ-shə-bəl)

adj.

1. Not distinguishable, especially:

a. Impossible to differentiate or tell apart: indistinguishable twins; markings that make a moth indistinguishable from its background.

b. Impossible to discern; imperceptible: a sound that was indistinguishable to the human ear.

2. Difficult to understand or make out; vague: indistinguishable speech.


in′dis·tin′guish·a·ble·ness, in′dis·tin′guish·a·bil′i·ty n.

in′dis·tin′guish·a·bly adv.

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indistinguishable

(ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəbəl)

adj

1. (foll by: from) identical or very similar (to): twins indistinguishable from one another.

2. not easily perceptible; indiscernible

ˌindisˌtinguishaˈbility, ˌindisˈtinguishableness n

ˌindisˈtinguishably adv

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in•dis•tin•guish•a•ble

(ˌɪn dɪˈstɪŋ gwɪ ʃə bəl)

adj.

1. not distinguishable.

2. indiscernible; imperceptible.

[1600–10]

in`dis•tin`guish•a•bil′i•ty, n.

in`dis•tin′guish•a•bly, adv.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.1.indistinguishable - exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different; "rows of identical houses"; "cars identical except for their license plates"; "they wore indistinguishable hats"

same - closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree; "curtains the same color as the walls"; "two girls of the same age"; "mother and son have the same blue eyes"; "animals of the same species"; "the same rules as before"; "two boxes having the same dimensions"; "the same day next year"

2.indistinguishable - not capable of being distinguished or differentiatedindistinguishable - not capable of being distinguished or differentiated; "the two specimens are actually different from each other but the differences are almost indistinguishable"; "the twins were indistinguishable"; "a colorless person quite indistinguishable from the colorless mass of humanity"

distinguishable - capable of being perceived as different or distinct; "only the shine of their metal was distinguishable in the gloom"; "a project distinguishable into four stages of progress"; "distinguishable differences between the twins"

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indistinguishable

adjective identical to, the same as, cut from the same cloth as, like as two peas in a pod to (informal) Replica weapons are indistinguishable from the real thing.

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indistinguishable

adjective

Incapable of being apprehended by the mind or the senses:

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Translations

لا يُمكِن التَّمييز بينهما

nerozeznatelný

ikke til at skelne fra hinanden

megkülönböztethetetlen

óaîgreinanlegur

neatskiriamas

neatšķirams

nerozoznateľný

ayırt edilemezfark edilemez

indistinguishable

[ˌɪndɪsˈtɪŋgwɪʃəbl] ADJ

2. (= indiscernible) [sound] → indistinguible
his accent is indistinguishableno se le nota nada de acento

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indistinguishable

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indistinguishable

(indiˈstiŋgwiʃəbl) adjective

not able to be seen as different or separate. This copy is indistinguishable from the original; The twins are almost indistinguishable.

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