indistinction

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1624; formed as in- +‎ distinction, after indistinct. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, UK) enPR: ĭndĭstĭngkʹshən, IPA(key): /ɪndɪˈstɪŋkʃən/ === Noun === indistinction (countable and uncountable, plural indistinctions) The fact of not distinguishing or making distinctions; failure to perceive or make a difference. The condition or fact of not being distinct or different; absence of distinguishing qualities or characteristics; undistinguishableness. (obsolete) Indistinctness, obscurity, dimness. (nonce use) Absence of distinction or eminence; obscurity. === References === “Indistinction” listed on page 221 of volume V (H–K), § ii (I) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1901] “indistinction” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]