Definition
Relating to or serving the purpose of making distinctions or separations; tending to separate or divide.
Etymology
From 'discrete' (separate) plus the suffix '-ive' (tending to, having the quality of). The root Latin 'discretus' emphasizes the separating function.
Kelly Says
This is a very technical and rare adjective, mostly appearing in philosophy and logic when discussing things that make distinctions—it's a perfect example of how academic language creates specific terms for precise concepts that everyday speech doesn't need.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ንብረት (nəbret)
ne-bret
ARالعربية
مُحْتَزِز (muḥtazziz)
moo-htaz-zeez
BNবাংলা
সাবধান (sābdhāna)
sah-bdha-na
CACatalà
discreet
disk-REH-t
CSČeština
diskrétní
disk-REH-tnee
DADansk
diskret
disk-REH-t
DEDeutsch
diskret
disk-reht
ELΕλληνικά
συνεσταλμένος (sounestalmenos)
soo-nes-tahl-men-os
ESEspañol
discreto
disk-REH-toh
FAفارسی
مخفیانه (makhfiyaneh)
makh-fee-ya-neh
FISuomi
diskreetti
disk-REH-ttee
FRFrançais
discrète
disk-REHT
GUGU
સુપ્રસંગી (suprasangi)
soo-pra-san-gee
HEעברית
סודי (sūdi)
soo-dee
HIहिन्दी
निष्पक्ष (nishpash)
nish-paash
HUMagyar
diszkrét
dis-kREH-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
hati-hati
ha-tee ha-tee
IGIG
ọkpụkpụ
oh-koo-koo-poo
ITItaliano
discreto
dis-KREH-toh
JA日本語
慎重 (しんちょう)
shin-cho
KKKK
сырнай (syrnay)
sir-nay
KMKM
ក្លាហាន (klahān)
klah-ahn
KO한국어
신중한 (sinjunghan)
sin-jung-han
MRMR
सावधानी (sāvadhāṇī)
sa-va-dha-nee
MSBahasa Melayu
berhati-hati
ber-ha-tee-ha-tee
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော် (kyun taw)
kyun taw
NLNederlands
discreet
disk-REH-t
NONorsk
diskret
disk-REH-t
PAPA
ਸੁપ્રસંગ (suprasang)
soo-pra-sang
PLPolski
dyskretny
dhis-kREH-tny
PTPortuguês
discreto
dis-KREH-toh
RORomână
discreet
disk-REH-t
RUРусский
скромный (skromnyy)
skrom-nyy
SVSvenska
diskret
disk-REH-t
SWKiswahili
majibu
ma-jee-boo
TAதமிழ்
மறைவான (maraivaana)
mar-ai-vaan-a
TEతెలుగు
గౌరవం (gaurvam)
gow-rav-am
THไทย
ระมัดระวัง (rammat rawang)
ram-mat ra-wang
TRTürkçe
özenli
o-zen-lee
UKУкраїнська
осторожний (ostorozhnyy)
ost-roh-zhn-y
URاردو
مخفی (makhfi)
makh-fee
VITiếng Việt
khéo léo
kheo leo
ZH中文
谨慎 (jǐn shèn)
jin shen