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diskret

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Danish

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Etymology

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From French discret, from Latin discretus, from past participle of discernere (to separate, discern).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /diskrɛːt/, [d̥iˈsɡ̊ʁɛːˀd̥], [d̥isˈkʰʁ̥ɛːˀd̥]

Adjective

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diskret

  1. discreet
    • 2016, Christian Kampmann, Blandt venner, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
      Hun presser ham ikke yderligere; hun har diskretere og mere effektive måder at få sin vilje på.
      She does not press him further; she has more discreet and efficient ways to get her way.
    • 1978, Poul-Henrik Trampe, To år efter:
      På Høeghsmindevej går man til selskab i mørkt tøj og taler stilfuldt om hvordan man skal snyde resten af befolkningen diskretest muligt.
      On Høeghsmindevej, one attends a gathering in dark clothes and stylishly discuss how to cheat the rest of the populace in the most discreet way possible.
  2. (mathematics) discrete

Inflection

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Inflection of diskret
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular diskret diskretere diskretest2
indefinite neuter singular diskret diskretere diskretest2
plural diskrete diskretere diskretest2
definite attributive1 diskrete diskretere diskreteste

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

See also

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German

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Etymology

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From French discret, from Latin discretus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɪsˈkʁeːt/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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diskret (strong nominative masculine singular diskreter, comparative diskreter, superlative am diskretesten)

  1. discreet (respectful of privacy and secrecy)
  2. (mathematics) discrete

Usage notes

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  • German diskret means “discrete” in the sense glossed above. In English, the word also has the somewhat broader sense of “tactful”; for that dezent or taktvoll is used instead.

Declension

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Further reading

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  • diskret” in Duden online
  • diskret” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch discreet, from Middle Dutch discreet, from Old French discret, from Medieval Latin discrētus, from discernō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈd̪ɪskrɛt̪̚]
  • Hyphenation: dis‧krèt

Adjective

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diskret

  1. discrete; separate, distinct, independent, non-continuous.
    Synonym: mujarad

Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Latin discretus, via French discret; and English discrete.

Adjective

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diskret (neuter singular diskret, definite singular and plural diskrete)

  1. discreet
  2. discrete

Synonyms

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References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Latin discretus, via French discret; and English discrete.

Adjective

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diskret (neuter singular diskret, definite singular and plural diskrete)

  1. discreet
  2. discrete

Synonyms

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References

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