- indiscreetness
- noun see indiscreet
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
indiscreetness
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Indiscreetness — Indiscreet In dis*creet , a. [OE. indiscret, F. indiscret, fr. L. indiscretus unseparated, indiscreet. See {In } not, and {Discreet}, and cf. {Indiscrete}.] Not discreet; wanting in discretion. [1913 Webster] So drunken, and so indiscreet an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
indiscreetness — See indiscreetly. * * * … Universalium
indiscreetness — noun indiscretion … Wiktionary
indiscreetness — n. lack of caution; lack of circumspection; lack of prudence, lack of judiciousness; tactlessness … English contemporary dictionary
indiscreetness — in·discreetness … English syllables
indiscreetness — noun lacking good judgment • Syn: ↑injudiciousness • Ant: ↑judiciousness (for: ↑injudiciousness) • Derivationally related forms: ↑indiscreet, ↑injudi … Useful english dictionary
injudiciousness — noun 1. lacking good judgment • Syn: ↑indiscreetness • Ant: ↑judiciousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑indiscreet (for: ↑indiscreetness), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
indiscreet — adjective Etymology: Middle English indiscrete, from Late Latin indiscretus, from Latin, indistinguishable, from in + discretus, past participle of discernere to separate more at discern Date: 15th century not discreet ; imprudent < an indiscreet … New Collegiate Dictionary
indiscreet — indiscreetly, adv. indiscreetness, n. /in di skreet /, adj. not discreet; lacking prudence, good judgment, or circumspection: an indiscreet remark. [1375 1425; late ME indiscret (prob. < MF) < L indiscretus undivided; see INDISCRETE] Syn.… … Universalium
imprudence — I noun blunder, carelessness, heedlessness, impetuosity, impolicy, improvidence, inadvisability, incautiousness, inconsiderateness, inconsideration, indiscreetness, indiscretion, injudiciousness, irrationality, irresponsibility, neglect,… … Law dictionary
