discreto

Portuguese

adj
Definitions
  • discreet respectful of privacy or secrecy
  • discreet not drawing attention, anger or challenge
  • discrete individual and noncontinuous
  • (mathematics) discrete varying in steps, not continuous

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin discrētus (distinct, separated).

Origin

Latin

discrētus

Gloss

distinct, separated

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