Indiscernible — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

difficult or impossible to perceive or discern

barely able to be perceived

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪndɪsˈɜːnᵻbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪndɪsˈɜːnɪbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪndɪsˈɜːnɪbəl/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪndɪsˈɜːnᵻbəl/.

Examples

an indiscernible increase in temperature
the transition was almost indiscernible
an almost insensible change

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

insensible undetectable

Antonyms

discernible

Parts of Speech

adjective	difficult or impossible to perceive or discern “an indiscernible increase in temperature”
adjective	barely able to be perceived “the transition was almost indiscernible”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nicht wahrnehmbar

schwer oder unmöglich wahrzunehmen oder zu erkennen

🇫🇷French

indiscernable

difficile ou impossible à percevoir ou à discerner

🇮🇹Italian

indiscernibile

difficile o impossibile da percepire o discernere

🇳🇱Dutch

onzichtbaar

moeilijk of onmogelijk waar te nemen of te onderscheiden

🇵🇹Portuguese

indiscernível

difícil ou impossível de perceber ou discernir

🇷🇺Russian

неразличимый

трудно или невозможно воспринять или различить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अप्रत्यक्ष

समझना या पहचानना कठिन या असंभव

🇧🇩Bengali

অদৃশ্য

উপলব্ধি করা বা উপলব্ধি করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব

🇮🇳Tamil

கண்ணுக்கு தெரியாத

உணர அல்லது கண்டறிய கடினமாக அல்லது சாத்தியமற்றது

🇮🇳Telugu

గుర్తించలేని

గ్రహించడం లేదా గుర్తించడం కష్టం లేదా అసాధ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्पष्ट

समजणे किंवा ओळखणे कठीण किंवा अशक्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્પષ્ટ

સમજવું અથવા પારખવું મુશ્કેલ અથવા અશક્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯ

ಗ್ರಹಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಗ್ರಹಿಸಲು ಕಷ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಾಧ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അദൃശ്യമായ

ഗ്രഹിക്കാനോ വിവേചിക്കാനോ ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടുള്ളതോ അസാധ്യമോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟ

ਸਮਝਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਝਣਾ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਜਾਂ ਅਸੰਭਵ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناقابل فہم

سمجھنا یا سمجھنا مشکل یا ناممکن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

难以辨认的

难以或不可能感知或辨别

🇯🇵Japanese

識別できない

知覚または識別することが困難または不可能である

🇰🇷Korean

식별할 수 없는

인지하거나 식별하기 어렵거나 불가능함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thể nhận ra

khó khăn hoặc không thể nhận thức hoặc phân biệt

🇹🇭Thai

มองไม่เห็น

ยากหรือเป็นไปไม่ได้ที่จะรับรู้หรือแยกแยะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg tak dpt dibedakan

sulit atau tidak mungkin untuk dirasakan atau dibedakan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi matukoy

mahirap o imposibleng madama o mabatid

🇲🇾Malay

tidak dapat dilihat

sukar atau mustahil untuk dilihat atau dilihat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا يمكن تمييزه

يصعب أو يستحيل إدراكه أو تمييزه

🇮🇷Persian

غیر قابل تشخیص

درک یا تشخیص آن دشوار یا غیرممکن است

🇹🇷Turkish

ayırt edilemez

algılanması veya ayırt edilmesi zor veya imkansız

🇮🇱Hebrew

סָמוּי

קשה או בלתי אפשרי לתפוס או להבחין

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