indistinction

noun

in·​distinction

¦in+

1

archaic : failure to make distinctions

2

: absence of identifying or individualizing qualities : indistinguishableness

the leaves' shadows had a curious grayness and indistinction

—P. D. Boles

Word History

Etymology

in- entry 1 + distinction

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