nondescript

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled non-descript

US /nɑndəˈskɹɪpt/ UK /ˈnɒndɪskɹɪpt/ See IPA manual

Freq #45816

Meanings

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adj
Having no special or interesting qualities; ordinary and hard to describe.

He drove a nondescript silver car that no one would notice.

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Synonyms

1 adj · having no special or... plain unexceptional characterless

Word family

Forms non-descripts

Derived forms nondescriptlynondescriptness

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Phrases (1)

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nondescript clothes
Clothing with no distinctive or memorable features.

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From non- + descript (from Latin dēscrīptus, past participle of dēscrībō).

dēscrīptus Latin

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Describing Qualities

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