Meaning of discreet in English
Classifying Adjective
discreetDefinitions
1. unobtrusively perceptive and sympatheticExamples
- « a discerning editor »
- « a discreet silence »
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- 2. heedful of potential consequences
Examples
- « circumspect actions »
- « physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use »
- « a discreet investor »
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Qualitative Adjective
discreetEtymology
Middle English: from Old French discret, from Latin discretus‘separate’, past participle of discernere‘discern’, the sense arising from late Latin discretio (see discretion). Compare with discreteDefinitions
1. marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraintExamples
- « his trusted discreet aide »
- « a discreet, finely wrought gold necklace »
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