indiscrete

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See also: indiscrète

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin indiscretus (“unseparated”). See indiscreet.

Adjective[edit]

indiscrete (comparative more indiscrete, superlative most indiscrete)

  1. Not discrete mathematically.
  2. Not divided into discrete parts.
    • 1782, Thomas Pownall, A Treatise on the Study of Antiquities:
      an indiscrete mass of confused matter
  3. Obsolete form of indiscreet.
    • May 18, 1670, Henry Stubbe, letter to Robert Boyle
      and amidst these perplexities I did resolve to proceed , if that they would be so indiscrete , as not to disclaim those two books

Usage notes[edit]

In modern standard spelling, indiscrete (not divided into discrete parts) is not to be confused with indiscreet (conspicuous; incautious).

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Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /in.diˈskre.te/, /in.diˈskrɛ.te/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ete, -ɛte
  • Hyphenation: in‧di‧scré‧te, in‧di‧scrè‧te

Adjective[edit]

indiscrete

  1. feminine plural of indiscreto

References[edit]

  1. ^ indiscreto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Romanian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

indiscrete

  1. indefinite feminine/neuter plural nominative/accusative of indiscret
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