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Definition of Indiscreetness
1. Noun. Lacking good judgment.
Generic synonyms: Discernment, Judgement, Judgment, Sagaciousness, Sagacity
Derivative terms: Indiscreet, Injudicious
Antonyms: Judiciousness
Definition of Indiscreetness
1. Noun. indiscretion ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Indiscreetness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Indiscreetness
Literary usage of Indiscreetness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Southern Literary Messenger by Carnegie-Mellon University, School of Computer Science (1838)
"... short of the pencil in conveying just images of such scenes to the mind ; the
indiscreetness of a writer's attempting them so frequently, is manifest. ..."
2. The Life and Adventures of a Quaker Among the Indians by Thomas C. Battey (1876)
"He hoped the tribe would pass by his indiscreetness. He trusted that, as he grew
older, he would grow wiser. The Cheyenne women were dead, not because of ..."
3. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1821)
"... concealed our discovery of her occasional errors in statement, inaccuracy of
information, inconsequence of argument, or indiscreetness of reflection. ..."
4. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1866)
"It is dangerous to tamper with the prices of food ; and of little utility, when
such indiscreetness has invited adulteration, to hope to correct the ..."
5. The Function of the Poet and Other Essays by James Russell Lowell, Albert Mordell (1920)
"That we know all his tastes and prejudices appears rather a compliment to our
penetration than a proof of indiscreetness on his part. ..."
6. Life and Times of Stein, Or, Germany and Prussia in the Napoleonic Age by John Robert Seeley (1879)
"... very passionate in her eye, and in her behaviour much indiscreetness, though
at the same time marks of good-nature and simplicity. ..."
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