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indiscrete

/ˌˈɪndəˌskrit/
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Other forms: indiscretely

The adjective indiscrete describes something that can't be divided into parts, like an indiscrete blob of hardened clay. It’s a rare word that’s often confused with "indiscreet," but indiscrete (-ete) has nothing to do with telling secrets.

Indiscrete comes from the Latin indiscretus, meaning "not separate," and has evolved to describe a thing that's not dividable. An orange can be separated into slices (parts), but this isn't the case with a rock, which is indiscrete. The layers on a delicious croissant are flakey and separate, but a hamburger bun is usually just an indiscrete hunk of bread. Indiscrete is often used in math to describe anything that can’t be divided.

Definitions of indiscrete
  1. adjective
    not divided or divisible into parts
    “layers that were fused into an indiscrete mass”
    synonyms:
    indivisible
    impossible to split into parts
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