in´dis|crim´i|nate|ness

in´dis|crim´i|nate|ness
in|dis|crim|i|nate «IHN dihs KRIHM uh niht», adjective.
1. mixed up; confused: »

He tipped everything out of his suitcase in an indiscriminate pile.

2. not discriminating; not distinguishing carefully especially between persons, things, or feelings: »

He is an indiscriminate reader; he shows no feeling for the differences between good books and bad ones.

SYNONYM(S): See syn. under miscellaneous. (Cf. ↑miscellaneous)
in´dis|crim´i|nate|ly, adverb.
in´dis|crim´i|nate|ness, noun.

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  • in´dis|crim´i|nate|ly — in|dis|crim|i|nate «IHN dihs KRIHM uh niht», adjective. 1. mixed up; confused: »He tipped everything out of his suitcase in an indiscriminate pile. 2. not discriminating; not distinguishing carefully especially between persons, things, or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|dis|crim|i|nate — «IHN dihs KRIHM uh niht», adjective. 1. mixed up; confused: »He tipped everything out of his suitcase in an indiscriminate pile. 2. not discriminating; not distinguishing carefully especially between persons, things, or feelings: »He is an… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… …   English syllables

  • crim — crim·i·nal·ism; crim·i·nal·ist; crim·i·nal·is·tic; crim·i·nal·is·tics; crim·i·nal·i·ty; crim·i·nal·ly; crim·i·nal·ness; crim·i·nal·oid; crim·i·nate; crim·i·na·tion; crim·i·na·tive; crim·i·na·tor; crim·i·na·to·ry; crim·i·ne; crim·i·no·genesis;… …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • nate — ace·to·pro·pi·o·nate; ad·nate; ag·mi·nate; al·bu·mi·nate; al·gi·nate; al·loph·a·nate; an·ten·nate; an·ti·mo·nate; ap·pla·nate; ar·se·nate; as·so·nate; bom·bi·nate; cach·in·nate; cal·ci·nate; car·nate; cir·ci·nate; com·mi·nate; com·pag·i·nate;… …   English syllables

  • discriminateness — dis·crim·i·nate·ness …   English syllables

  • indiscriminate — in•dis•crim•i•nate [[t]ˌɪn dɪˈskrɪm ə nɪt[/t]] adj. 1) not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc 2) not discriminate; haphazard 3) thrown together; jumbled • Etymology: 1590–1600 in dis•crim′i•nate•ly, adv. in… …   From formal English to slang

  • Discriminateness — Dis*crim i*nate*ness, n. The state of being discriminated; distinctness. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

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