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indiscrete

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • ĭn′dĭs-krēt′
  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.dɪsˈkɹiːt/
  • Canada, General-American, Scotland: /ˌɪn.dɪsˈkɹit/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌən.dəsˈkɹiːt/
  • India: /ˌɪn.ɖɪsˈkɾiːʈ/
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  • rhymes with -iːt
  • homophone: indiscreet

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not discrete mathematically.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nondiscrete

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not divided into discrete parts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nondiscrete

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Obsolete form of indiscreet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

having at most two open sets

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

not divided or divisible into parts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • layers that were fused into an indiscrete mass

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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