- nondescript person
- person who has no outstanding qualities or characteristics, person who is hard to describe
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
nondescript person
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nondescript — [nän΄di skript′, nän′di skript΄] adj. [< L non, not + descriptus, pp. of describere, DESCRIBE] 1. so lacking in recognizable character or qualities as to belong to no definite class or type; hard to classify or describe 2. not interesting;… … English World dictionary
nondescript — non•de•script [[t]ˌnɒn dɪˈskrɪpt[/t]] adj. 1) cvb undistinguished or dull; without interest or character: a nondescript novel; nondescript clothes[/ex] 2) of no recognized or specific type or kind 3) a nondescript person or thing • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
nondescript — non·de·script || nÉ‘ndɪskrɪpt / nÉ’ n. nondescript person, mediocre person adj. plain, dull, having no extraordinary features … English contemporary dictionary
nondescript — [ nɒndɪskrɪpt] adjective lacking distinctive or interesting characteristics. noun a nondescript person or thing. Derivatives nondescriptly adverb nondescriptness noun Origin C17 (in the sense not previously described scientifically ): from non +… … English new terms dictionary
nondescript — adj. & n. adj. lacking distinctive characteristics, not easily classified, neither one thing nor another. n. a nondescript person or thing. Derivatives: nondescriptly adv. nondescriptness n. Etymology: NON + descript described f. L descriptus (as … Useful english dictionary
nondescript — /non di skript /, adj. 1. of no recognized, definite, or particular type or kind: a nondescript novel; a nondescript color. 2. undistinguished or uninteresting; dull or insipid: The private detective deliberately wore nondescript clothes. n. 3. a … Universalium
nondescript — 1. adjective /ˈnɒndɪskɹɪpt,nɑndəsˈkrɪpt/ a) Not described (in the academic literature); undescribed, unidentified. He drove a nondescript silver sedan. b) Without distinguishing qualities or characteristics; … Wiktionary
nondescript — /ˈnɒndəskrɪpt / (say nonduhskript) adjective 1. of no recognised, definite, or particular type or kind: a nondescript garment. –noun 2. a person or a thing of no particular type or kind. {non + Latin dēscriptus, past participle, described} …
non|de|script — «NON duh skrihpt», adjective, noun. –adj. not easily described; not of any one particular kind: »She has nondescript eyes, neither brown, blue, nor gray. A multitude of nondescript articles, indispensable on the prairies (Francis Parkman).… … Useful english dictionary
neither fish nor fowl — phrasal : one that does not belong to a definite class, party, or category : a nondescript person or thing; also : a person without convictions : trimmer often used in the phrase neither fish nor fowl nor good red herring * * * neither fish nor… … Useful english dictionary
