indiscrete
See also: indiscrète
English
Etymology
From Latin indiscretus (“unseparated”). See indiscreet.
Adjective
indiscrete (comparative more indiscrete, superlative most indiscrete)
- Not discrete mathematically.
- Not divided into discrete parts.
- 1782, Thomas Pownall, A Treatise on the Study of Antiquities:
- an indiscrete mass of confused matter
- 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
- May 18, 1670, Henry Stubbe, letter to Robert Boyle
Usage notes
In modern standard spelling, indiscrete (not divided into discrete parts) is not to be confused with indiscreet (conspicuous; incautious).
Synonyms
Anagrams
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in.diˈskre.te/, /in.diˈskrɛ.te/[1]
- Rhymes: -ete, -ɛte
- Hyphenation: in‧di‧scré‧te, in‧di‧scrè‧te
References
- indiscreto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [in.disˈkre.te]
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