nondescript

Meaning

Adj

1. (archaic) Not described (in the academic literature).
2. Without distinguishing qualities or characteristics.

Noun

1. A species or other type of creature that has not been previously described or identified.
2. An undistinguished, unexceptional person or thing.
3. (UK) An unmarked police car.

Synonyms

dull

characterless

bizarre

blunt

drab

drear

dreary

eerie

flat

grotesque

humdrum

noncommittal

obtuse

odd

pointless

quaint

queer

short of

stodgy

unappealing

uncool

unenlivened

unexciting

uninteresting

unlikeable

unpresentable

unsettled

vague

weird

ho-hum

look around

unlikable

juiceless

unanimated

what-not

good

👍

unstimulating

amorphous

Translations

unauffällig

unbestimmbar

indefinible

unbestimmt

undefinierbar

unscheinbar

indéfinissable

αλλόκοτος

αχαρακτήριστος

indescrivibile

qualunque

onbeduidend

onbenullig

onbepaald

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnɒndɪskɹɪpt/

Etymology

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