nondescript

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

[NON- + Latin dēscrīptus, past participle of dēscrībere, to describe; see describe.]

nondescript non'de·script' n.

adj

Definition: undistinguished, commonplace
Antonyms: describable, different, distinguished, distinctive, extraordinary, illustrative, remarkable, superior, uncommon

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IN BRIEF: Not easily described.

They struggled to come up with a caption for the nondescript photo.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a person is not easily classified and not very interesting

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The adjective nondescript has one meaning:

Meaning #1: lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting
  Synonym: characterless

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ubestemmelig
n. - ubestemmelig person el. ting

Nederlands (Dutch)
vaag, nietszeggend, moeilijk te beschrijven zaak/persoon

Français (French)
adj. - insignifiant, indéfinissable, sans intérêt
n. - personne insignifiante

Deutsch (German)
n. - unscheinbare Person, undefinierbare Sache
adj. - unscheinbar, undefinierbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άγνωστο μέγεθος, (καθομ.) καμουφλαρισμένο αστυνομικό αυτοκίνητο
adj. - δυσπερίγραπτος, ακαθόριστος, ασαφής, αχαρακτήριστος

Italiano (Italian)
qualunque

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ser ou coisa indistinta
adj. - indistinto

Русский (Russian)
незначительный, не поддающийся определению

Español (Spanish)
adj. - indescriptible, incalificable, anodino
n. - tipo indeterminado, persona o cosa indescriptible

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - obestämbar person
adj. - svårbestämbar, obestämbar

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
无可名状的, 无特征的, 难以区别的, 难以名状, 不属任何型类的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無可名狀的, 無特徵的, 難以區別的
n. - 難以名狀, 不屬任何型類的人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 정체를 알 수 없는, 막연한
n. - 정체를 알 수 없는 사람[물건]

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 特徴のない
n. - 特徴のないもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شخص او شيء غير متميز (صفه) غير متميز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קשה לסיווג, חסר פרטים מאפיינים, רגיל‬
n. - ‮דבר או אדם שאינם מתאפיינים בתכונות מיוחדות‬

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