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indiscriminateness

indiscriminateness

9.6
A lack of careful choice between people or things
  • noun
  • /ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnɪtnəs/
translation icon : indiscriminación
  • The indiscriminateness of his choices led to a cluttered and chaotic living space.

Examples

  • But the eradication of color and blank skies alone could not atone for the analog indiscriminateness of photography.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Given the indiscriminateness of authoritarians' prejudice, Altemeyer and Bruce Hunsberger labeled them "equal-opportunity bigots, disliking all different people regardless of race, creed, or color."

    Academic text (1997)

  • Her indiscriminateness in selecting friends resulted in a diverse but often mismatched group.

  • The indiscriminateness of the sampling method made the survey results unreliable.

Synonyms

indiscrimination
vsindiscriminateness
7.9

Treating people or things the same without noticing their differences

is an abstract quality rather than a specific action or behavior

How Discriminating

discernment
38 6.6
indiscriminateness
9.6
randomness
19 5.4

Surface Forms

indiscriminateness singular
indiscriminatenesses plural

Morphology

indiscriminateness = indiscriminate (transparent) = in + discriminate + ness

Adding '-ness' to the adjective 'indiscriminate' straightforwardly forms a noun meaning the quality or state of being indiscriminate.

Etymology

Indiscriminateness comes from in- 'not' plus discriminate 'to choose or separate', with -ness to make it a noun, so it names the quality of not choosing carefully. Think of it as the opposite of a 'discriminating' person who picks carefully; indiscriminateness is when someone treats everything the same and makes careless choices.