undifferentiated
3
7.5
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˌdɪfərˈɛnʃiˌeɪtɪd/
:
indiferenciado
- The artist's first painting was an undifferentiated blend of colors without any distinct shapes.
- undifferentiated mass
- undifferentiated consciousness
- undifferentiated illness
So for Jung, it was a voyage from, say, undifferentiated self in infancy and so forth through persona to authenticity.
- So for Jung, it was a voyage from, say, undifferentiated self in infancy and so forth through persona to authenticity.
- The pure undifferentiated I in it is its first immediate object be.
- And it's called Le comos Mon de Mont, a sort of undifferentiated, very abstract state about which you cannot say anything.
- So we need to be able to stand up and rise above the field of undifferentiated humanity because there's things that need to be done.
Examples
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To make a distinction is to draw boundaries that divide a previously undifferentiated whole into separate elements.
Academic text (1996) -
Supporters of commingled pickups feel that treating recyclables as an undifferentiated mass will reduce collection costs.
Academic text (1991) -
We talk about them as an undifferentiated mass of people.
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As in China, it still remains almost completely undifferentiated from the studies of America.
Academic text (1997) -
In most cases, all action takes place against a solid, undifferentiated background.
Academic text (1999) -
Without such analysis, each study is undifferentiated from the others as to its relative worth.
Academic text (1990) -
Because of this, people with different economic occupations appeared as undifferentiated individuals.
Academic text (2000) -
The dominant city port is an undifferentiated node in this dichotomy because of scale.
Academic text (1993) -
The elderly villagers I interviewed also projected a similar undifferentiated image of the fallahin.
Academic text (1990) -
The elaboration or evolution of cultures has permitted humans to become undifferentiated exploiters of the entire planet.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
5
5.4
A person or thing that has no special quality
2
5.8
Not clear or detailed enough to be useful
1
4.6
Not put into any group or category
1
7.2
Not having clear features that make it different
Covering many different kinds and not fitting one group
A thing that does not have clear separate parts or special features
Not marked with any sign that tells items apart
Not limited to one specific type or category
Things not separated into clear parts that form one solid mass
A person or thing that blends into a group and has no clear identity
Cannot be told apart from something else
Not making a clear difference between sounds or words
Having little variety, it is at risk if one part fails
Antonyms
How Differentiated
- US
70
5.4
54
3.3
92
3.7
3
7.5
28
7.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
undifferentiated = differentiated (transparent) = un + differentiate + ed
The adjective is formed by negating the familiar adjective 'differentiated' with the productive prefix 'un-', giving a directly predictable meaning.
Etymology
Undifferentiated comes from un- meaning 'not' and differentiate meaning 'to make different', and it shares the same root as the common word different. So undifferentiated literally means 'not made different', which is why we use it for things that have no clear types or special parts.