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Definition of "nondescript" []

  • Lacking distinctive qualities; having no individual character or form: "This expression gave temporary meaning to a set of features otherwise nondescript” ( Katherine Anne Porter). (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "nondescript" in a sentence
  • "“I…” Sabrina edged a sideways glance at Dylan, who was scrutinizing her closely, his expression nondescript."
  • "Most targets were small groups of people in nondescript civilian vehicles that blend in with traffic, or inside unremarkable buildings."
  • "The other man, in nondescript garments that were both of the sea and shore, and that must have been uncomfortably hot, slouched and shambled like an overgrown ape."