About The Word Discretion
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Discretion
| Discretion Definition And Meaning |
What's The Definition Of Discretion?
[n] the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment"
[n] the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies
[n] knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion"
[n] refined taste; tact
[n] freedom to act or judge on one's own
Synonyms | Synonyms for Discretion: circumspection |
delicacy |
discernment |
discreetness |
free will |
prudence
Related Terms | Find terms related to Discretion: airtight secrecy |
aloofness |
alternate choice |
alternative |
animus |
anticipation |
appetence |
appetency |
appetite |
backwardness |
bashfulness |
blankness |
calculation |
canniness |
care |
careful consideration |
carefulness |
caution |
cautiousness |
chilliness |
choice |
circumspection |
circumspectness |
close secrecy |
closeness |
coldness |
command |
common sense |
conation |
conatus |
concealment |
consideration |
constraint |
contemplation |
cool judgment |
coolness |
crypticness |
decision |
deliberate stages |
deliberateness |
deliberation |
desire |
detachment |
determination |
diplomacy |
discernment |
discreetness |
discrimination |
disposition |
distance |
envisagement |
envisionment |
evasion |
evasiveness |
expressionlessness |
fancy |
farseeingness |
farsightedness |
forecast |
foreglance |
foregleam |
foreglimpse |
forehandedness |
foreseeing |
foresight |
foresightedness |
forethought |
free choice |
free decision |
free will |
frigidity |
frostiness |
full consent |
gingerliness |
good judgment |
good sense |
guardedness |
gumption |
hedge |
hedging |
heed |
heedfulness |
hesitation |
hiddenness |
hugger-mugger |
hugger-muggery |
iciness |
impassiveness |
impassivity |
impersonality |
inaccessibility |
inclination |
intention |
introversion |
judgement |
judgment |
judiciousness |
liking |
longsightedness |
looking ahead |
lust |
mind |
mindfulness |
moderation |
modesty |
noncontingent free will |
objective |
option |
optionality |
passion |
pawkiness |
pleasure |
policy |
polity |
possible choice |
precaution |
prediction |
preference |
preparation |
prepublication |
preview |
prevision |
prior consultation |
prospect |
prospection |
providence |
provision |
prudence |
prudentialism |
prudentialness |
readiness |
reflection |
reflectiveness |
regardfulness |
remoteness |
repression |
reserve |
reservedness |
resolution |
restraint |
reticence |
reticency |
retirement |
safeness |
safety first |
sagacity |
say |
say-so |
secrecy |
secretiveness |
secretness |
sense |
sexual desire |
slowness to act |
solicitude |
sound judgment |
soundness of judgment |
standoffishness |
subduedness |
subterfuge |
suppression |
tact |
tentativeness |
the dark |
thoroughness |
thoughtfulness |
unaffability |
unapproachability |
uncommunicativeness |
uncongeniality |
undemonstrativeness |
unexpansiveness |
unprecipitateness |
velleity |
volition |
weighing |
will |
will and pleasure |
will power |
wisdom |
wish |
withdrawal |
withdrawnness
See Also | appreciation |
caution |
circumspection |
confidentiality |
discernment |
judgement |
judgment |
liberty |
perceptiveness |
power |
powerfulness |
prudence |
sagaciousness |
sagacity |
self-determination |
taste |
wisdom |
wiseness
Discretion In Webster's Dictionary
\Dis*cre"tion\, n. [F. discr['e]tion, L. discretio
separation, difference, discernment, fr. discernere,
discretum. See {Discreet}, {Discern}.]
1. Disjunction; separation. [Obs.] --Mede.
2. The quality of being discreet; wise conduct and
management; cautious discernment, especially as to matters
of propriety and self-control; prudence; circumspection;
wariness.
The better part of valor is discretion. --Shak.
The greatest parts without discretion may be fatal
to their owner. --Hume.
3. Discrimination.
Well spoken, with good accent and good discretion.
--Shak.
4. Freedom to act according to one's own judgment;
unrestrained exercise of choice or will.
{At discretion}, without conditions or stipulations.
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