Nondescript - English meaning

noun

A number expressing the central or typical value in a set of data, in particular the mode, median, or (most commonly) the mean, which is calculated by dividing the sum of the values in the set by their number.

Usage examples:

The proportion of over-60s is above the eu average of 19 per cent

adjective

Constituting the result obtained by adding together several amounts and then dividing this total by the number of amounts.

Usage examples:

The average temperature in may was 4°c below normal

verb

Amount to or achieve as an average rate or amount over a period of time; mean.

Usage examples:

Annual inflation averaged 2.4 per cent

adjective

A characterless person or thing is not interesting or has no style or unusual qualities

Usage examples:

It's just one of those characterless modern cities., a perfect but characterless face

adjective

Not unusual; ordinary.

Usage examples:

Unemployment was commonplace in his trade

noun

A usual or ordinary thing.

Usage examples:

Bombing has become almost a commonplace of public life there

adjective

Happening or seen frequently and so not considered special or unusual

Usage examples:

Public financing for sports stadiums has become commonplace.

adjective

Lacking distinctive attributes or aspects.

Usage examples:

A featureless landscape of snow and ice

adjective

Looking the same in every part, usually in a way that most people consider to be boring

Usage examples:

A featureless desert, a grey featureless landscape

adjective

Of only average quality; not very good.

Usage examples:

He is an enthusiastic if mediocre painter

adjective

Just acceptable but not good; not good enough

Usage examples:

The movie’s plot is predictable, the dialogue is second-rate, and the acting is mediocre., he urged…

adjective

Ordinary and not very good

Usage examples:

What advice would you give to mediocre companies that want to dramatically improve themselves?, med…

adjective

Lacking interest or excitement; dull.

Usage examples:

His mundane, humdrum existence

adjective

Ordinary and not interesting in any way

Usage examples:

The show was just another mundane family sitcom.

adjective

With no special or distinctive features; normal.

Usage examples:

He sets out to depict ordinary people

noun

What is commonplace or standard.

Usage examples:

Their clichés were vested with enough emotion to elevate them above the ordinary

adjective

Not different, special, or unexpected in any way; usual

Usage examples:

His music was of the sort that ordinary americans could relate to., computers are now widely availa…

idiom

Not special in any way

adjective

Lacking unusual or special aspects; ordinary.

Usage examples:

A run-of-the-mill job

adjective

Ordinary and not special or exciting in any way

Usage examples:

The event is not just a run-of-the-mill conference.

adjective

Lacking distinction; unexceptional.

Usage examples:

An undistinguished career

adjective

Not especially respected or admired

Usage examples:

She has the burden of being by far the best player in an otherwise undistinguished international si…

adjective

Not out of the ordinary; usual.

Usage examples:

An unexceptional movie

adjective

Ordinary, not exceptional

Usage examples:

He was a hard-working, if unexceptional, student.

adjective

Not arousing curiosity or interest.

Usage examples:

The scenery is dull and uninteresting

adjective

Not interesting

adjective

Not memorable.

Usage examples:

Characterless, boring, unmemorable buildings

adjective

Not likely to be remembered, or not worth remembering

Usage examples:

It was a very unmemorable dinner party - awful food and boring conversation., she was a phenomenall…

adjective

Not particularly interesting or surprising.

Usage examples:

His early childhood was unremarkable

adjective

Ordinary and not interesting

Usage examples:

An unremarkable town