indiscernible

English

Etymology

in- +‎ discern +‎ -ible

Adjective

indiscernible (not comparable)

Not capable of being discerned or perceived.
- 1919, Sax Rohmer, chapter 28, in Dope:
  The details of the room were indiscernible, lost in yellowish shadow.
Not capable of being distinguished from something else.

Derived terms

Translations

Not capable of being discerned

Bulgarian: неразличим (bg) (nerazličim), неотличим (neotličim)
Irish: dofheicthe (to the eye)

Noun

indiscernible (plural indiscernibles)

(chiefly philosophy) Something which is incapable of being discerned.

Derived terms

identity of indiscernibles

Spanish

Adjective

indiscernible m or f (masculine and feminine plural indiscernibles)

indiscernible

Further reading

“indiscernible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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