discreet

Speech parts

1. discreet - Adjective

3. discreet - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Possessed of discernment, especially in avoiding error or evil, and in the adaptation of means to ends; prudent; sagacious; judicious; not rash or heedless; cautious.

Differing; distinct.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

discerning circumspect fabian gnostic provident prudential close private reserve politic secret safe diplomatic strategic conservative
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Antonyms

indiscreet epicurean bohemian apparent elaborate evident
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Related terms

discretion

Phrases with the word

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Anagrams

discrete desertic

Examples

Be discreet in all things, and so render it unnecessary to be mysterious. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

A person who is discreet in speaking will be useful during the good times and will avoid punishment during the bad. Yamamoto Tsunetomo

Nothing is so discreet as a young face, for nothing is less mobile; it has the serenity, the surface smoothness, and the freshness of a lake. There is no character in women's faces before the age of thirty. Honoré de Balzac

In thy home be joyous and generous to guests discreet shalt thou be in thy bearing. Norse Proverb

Discreet stops make speedy journeys. Spanish Proverb

A mother's tenderness for her children is as discreet as the dew that kisses the earth. Nilotic Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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