different between indistinct vs darkle

English

Etymology

From Middle French indistinct, from Latin indistinctus

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /??nd?s?t??kt/

Adjective

indistinct (comparative more indistinct, superlative most indistinct)

1. (of an image etc) not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline; faint or dim

   Synonyms: fuzzy, ill-defined; see also Thesaurus:indistinct

2. (of a thought, idea etc) hazy or vague

   Synonyms: ambiguous, equivocal; see also Thesaurus:vague

3. (of speech) difficult to understand through being muffled or slurred

Antonyms

• distinct

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin indist?nctus.

Adjective

indistinct (feminine singular indistincte, masculine plural indistincts, feminine plural indistinctes)

1. not distinct; not easily distinguishable

Further reading

• “indistinct” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

From French indistinct, from Latin indistinctus.

Adjective

indistinct m or n (feminine singular indistinct?, masculine plural indistinc?i, feminine and neuter plural indistincte)

1. indistinct

Declension

English

Etymology

Back-formation from darkling.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d??k(?)l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d??k(?)l/

Verb

darkle (third-person singular simple present darkles, present participle darkling, simple past and past participle darkled)

1. To be dark; to be visible only darkly.
   • 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, II.49:

     Thus to their hopeless eyes the night was shown, / And grimly darkled o'er the faces pale [...].

2. To become dark; to show indistinctly.

Anagrams

• larked