The difference between Ill-defined and Indistinct

When used as adjectives, ill-defined means poorly defined, whereas indistinct means not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline.


check bellow for the other definitions of Ill-defined and Indistinct

  1. Ill-defined as an adjective:

    Poorly defined; blurry, out of focus; lacking a clear boundary.

  2. Ill-defined as an adjective (mathematics):

    Defined in an inconsistent way.

  1. Indistinct as an adjective (of an image etc):

    not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline; faint or dim

  2. Indistinct as an adjective (of a thought, idea etc):

    hazy or vague

  3. Indistinct as an adjective (of speech):

    difficult to understand through being muffled or slurred