discreto

Italian

Etymology

From Latin discrētus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈskre.to/, /diˈskrɛ.to/
• Rhymes: -eto, -ɛto
• Hyphenation: di‧scré‧to, di‧scrè‧to

Adjective

discreto (feminine discreta, masculine plural discreti, feminine plural discrete, superlative discretissimo)

1. reasonable
2. discreet
3. discrete
4. low-key

Derived terms

• discretamente

Related terms

• discrezione
• discernere

Further reading

• discreto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• distorce, scredito, screditò

Latin

Participle

discrētō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of discrētus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin discrētus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒisˈkɾɛ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒisˈkɾɛ.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiʃˈkɾɛ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒisˈkɾɛ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /diʃˈkɾɛ.tu/

• Hyphenation: dis‧cre‧to

Adjective

discreto (feminine discreta, masculine plural discretos, feminine plural discretas)

1. discreet (respectful of privacy or secrecy)
2. discreet (not drawing attention, anger or challenge)
3. discrete (individual and noncontinuous)
4. (mathematics) discrete (varying in steps; not continuous)

Related terms

• discernir
• discrição

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin discrētus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /disˈkɾeto/ [d̪isˈkɾe.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -eto
• Syllabification: dis‧cre‧to

Adjective

discreto (feminine discreta, masculine plural discretos, feminine plural discretas)

1. discrete
2. discreet, tactful
3. modest

   Synonym: modesto

4. reasonable

   Synonym: razonable

Derived terms

• discretamente
• discretear

 

Related terms

• discernir
• discreción

 

Further reading

• “discreto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10