indiscrete

CEFRC2

/ˌɪn.dɪsˈkɹiːt/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not separated into distinct or individual parts.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not divided into discrete parts.

Examples

  • That's a bit of an indiscrete question.

  • The scanner detected indiscrete signals from space.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˌɪn.dɪsˈkɹit/
  • /ˌɪn.ɖɪsˈkɾiːʈ/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Not discrete mathematically.

  2. having at most two open sets

More examples

In context

  • "That is an indiscrete question." - "There are no indiscrete questions, only indiscrete answers."

  • an indiscrete mass of confused matter

  • and amidst these perplexities I did resolve to proceed , if that they would be so indiscrete , as not to disclaim those two books

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

Learned borrowing from Latin indiscrētus (“unseparated”). See also indiscreet.