Meanings
comparative indiscreter · superlative indiscretest
- Not discrete mathematically.
Synonyms: nondiscrete
- Not divided into discrete parts.
an indiscrete mass of confused matter
1782, Thomas Pownall, A Treatise on the Study of AntiquitiesSynonyms: nondiscrete
- obsoleteObsolete form of indiscreet.
and amidst these perplexities I did resolve to proceed , if that they would be so indiscrete , as not to disclaim those two books
1670 May 18, Henry Stubbe, letter to Robert Boyle - having at most two open sets
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot discrete mathematically.
adjectiveNot divided into discrete parts.
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adjectivenot divided or divisible into parts
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Origin
- Latinindiscrētus“unseparated”
- Englishindiscrete
Learned borrowing from Latin indiscrētus (“unseparated”). See also indiscreet.
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indiscrete. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indiscrete
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