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INDISSIPABLE a.

INDISSOLUBILITY n.

The quality or state of being indissoluble.

INDISSOLUBLE a. 2 definitions

Not dissoluble; not capable of being dissolved, melted, or liquefied; insoluble; as few substances are indissoluble by heat, but many are indissoluble in water. Boyle.

INDISSOLUBLENESS n.

Indissolubility. Sir M. Hale.

INDISSOLUBLY adv.

In an indissoluble manner. On they move, indissolubly firm. Milton.

INDISSOLVABLE a.

Not dissolvable; incapable of being dissolved or separated; incapable oas, an indissolvable bond of union. Bp. Warburton.

INDISSOLVABLENESS n.

Indissolubleness.

Want of distance o [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.

INDISTINCT a. 2 definitions

Not distinct or distinguishable; not separate in such a manner as to be perceptible by itself; as, the indistinct parts of a substance. "Indistinct as water is in water." Shak.

INDISTINCTIBLE a.

Indistinguishable. [Obs.] T. Warton.

INDISTINCTION n.

Want of distinction or distinguishableness; confusion; uncertainty; indiscrimination. The indistinction of many of the same name . . . hath made some doubt. Sir T. Browne. An indistinction of all persons, or equality of all orders, is far from being agreeable to the will of God. Sprat.

INDISTINCTIVE a.

Having nothing distinctive; common. -- In`dis*tinc"tive*ness, n.

INDISTINCTLY adv.

In an indistinct manner; not clearly; confusedly; dimly; as, certain ideas are indistinctly comprehended. In its sides it was bounded distinctly, but on its ends confusedly an indistinctly. Sir I. Newton.

INDISTINCTNESS n.

The quality or condition of being indistinct; want of definiteness; dimness; confusion; as, the indistinctness of a picture, or of comprehension; indistinctness of vision.

INDISTINGUISHABLE a.

Not distinguishable; not capable of being perceived, known, or discriminated as separate and distinct; hence, not capable of being perceived or known; as, in the distance the flagship was indisguishable; the two copies were indisguishable in form or color; the difference between them was indisguishable.…

INDISTINGUISHABLY adv.

In a indistinguishable manner. Sir W. Scott.

INDISTINGUISHED a.

Indistinct. [R.] "That indistinguished mass." Sir T. Browne.

INDISTINGUISHING a.

Making no difference; indiscriminative; impartial; as, indistinguishing liberalities. [Obs.] Johnson.

INDISTURBANCE n.

Freedom from disturbance; calmness; repose; apathy; indifference.