Definitions for nondescript
ˌnɒn dɪˈskrɪptnon·de·script

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. nondescriptadjective

   a person is not easily classified and not very interesting

2. characterless, nondescriptadjective

   lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting

   "women dressed in nondescript clothes"; "a nondescript novel"

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1. nondescriptadjective

   Dull or uninteresting; undistinguished.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nondescriptnoun

   An undistinguished, unexceptional person or thing.

2. nondescriptadjective

   Not described (in the academic literature); undescribed, unidentified.

3. nondescriptadjective

   Without distinguishing qualities or characteristics; unexceptional.

   He drove a nondescript silver sedan.

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1. nondescript

   Nondescript refers to something that lacks distinctive or interesting features or characteristics, making it unremarkable, unmemorable, or hard to describe.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nondescriptadjective

   not hitherto described; novel; hence, odd; abnormal; unclassifiable

2. Nondescriptnoun

   a thing not yet described; that of which no account or explanation has been given; something abnormal, or hardly classifiable

3. Etymology: [Pref. non- + L. descriptus described.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nondescript

   non′de-skript, adj. novel: odd.—n. anything not yet described or classed: a person or thing not easily described or classed. [L. non, not, descriptus, describĕre, to describe.]

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for nondescript »

1. nonscripted

How to pronounce nondescript?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say nondescript in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nondescript in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nondescript in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of nondescript in a Sentence

1. Robert Power:

   When the locks first started to appear a few years ago, we didn't pay much attention, they were pretty nondescript and you hardly noticed them. But now someone has spray-painted them bright orange.

2. Zhang Hanwen:

   Remarkably for 30 million years, the entire first half of proboscidean evolution, only two of the eight groups evolved, most proboscideans over this time were nondescript herbivores ranging from the size of a pug to that of a boar. A few species got as big as a hippo, yet these lineages were evolutionary dead-ends. They all bore little resemblance to elephants.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nondescript
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=nondescript
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nondescript
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nondescript
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=nondescript
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=nondescript