"discreet" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈskɹiːt/ Audio: en-us-discreet.ogg Forms: more discreet [comparative], discreeter [comparative], most discreet [superlative], discreetest [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːt Etymology: From Middle English discrete, from Old French discret, from Latin discrētus, from past participle of discernere. Doublet of discrete. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*krey-}}, {{inh|en|enm|discrete}} Middle English discrete, {{der|en|fro|discret}} Old French discret, {{der|en|la|discrētus}} Latin discrētus, {{dbt|en|discrete}} Doublet of discrete Head templates: {{en-adj|more|er}} discreet (comparative more discreet or discreeter, superlative most discreet or discreetest)
  1. Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic. Translations (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic): дискретен (diskreten) (Bulgarian), тактичен (taktičen) (Bulgarian), discret (Catalan), diskret (Danish), discreet (Dutch), hienotunteinen (Finnish), hienovarainen (Finnish), tahdikas (Finnish), diskreetti (Finnish), discret (French), discreto [masculine] (Galician), diskret (German), διακριτική (diakritikí) [feminine] (Greek), διακριτικός (diakritikós) [masculine] (Greek), δισκρετ (diskret) [neuter] (Greek), diszkrét (Hungarian), tapintatos (Hungarian), titoktartó (Hungarian), discreto (Italian), дискре́тен (diskréten) (Macedonian), та́ктичен (táktičen) (Macedonian), dyskretny (Polish), discreto (Portuguese), discret (Romanian), такти́чный (taktíčnyj) (Russian), discreto (Spanish), diskret (Swedish), ölçülü (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-discreet-en-adj-r6eGeBVQ Disambiguation of 'respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic': 99 1
  2. Not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous. Translations (not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous): предпазлив (predpazliv) (Bulgarian), сдържан (sdǎržan) (Bulgarian), discret (Catalan), diskret (Danish), hillitty (Finnish), diskreetti (Finnish), discret (French), discreto [masculine] (Galician), diskret (German), discreto (Italian), пре́тпазлив (prétpazliv) (Macedonian), здр́жан (zdŕžan) (Macedonian), благора́зумен (blagorázumen) (Macedonian), dyskretny (Polish), discreto (Portuguese), discret (Romanian), незаметный (nezametnyj) (Russian), неброский (nebroskij) (Russian), diskret (Swedish), стриманий (strymanyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-discreet-en-adj-fI207K3D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 5 13 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 13 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of 'not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: discreetly, discreetness, indiscreet, ultradiscreet, undiscreet Related terms: discretion

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    "Rhymes:English/iːt/2 syllables",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Danish translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Macedonian translations",
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    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
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    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
    "Terms with Ukrainian translations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "discreetly"
    },
    {
      "word": "discreetness"
    },
    {
      "word": "indiscreet"
    },
    {
      "word": "ultradiscreet"
    },
    {
      "word": "undiscreet"
    }
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*krey-"
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "discrete"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English discrete",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "discret"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French discret",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "discrētus"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "discrete"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of discrete",
      "name": "dbt"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "more discreet",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "discreeter",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most discreet",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "discreetest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "more",
        "2": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "discreet (comparative more discreet or discreeter, superlative most discreet or discreetest)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "word": "discretion"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "With a discreet gesture, she reminded him to mind his manners.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "John just doesn't understand that laughing at Mary all day is not very discreet.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "privacy",
          "privacy"
        ],
        [
          "secrecy",
          "secrecy"
        ],
        [
          "embarrassment",
          "embarrassment"
        ],
        [
          "quiet",
          "quiet"
        ],
        [
          "diplomatic",
          "diplomatic"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "attention",
          "attention"
        ],
        [
          "anger",
          "anger"
        ],
        [
          "challenge",
          "challenge"
        ],
        [
          "inconspicuous",
          "inconspicuous"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪˈskɹiːt/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːt"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "discrete"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "diskreten",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "дискретен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "taktičen",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "тактичен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "discret"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "diskret"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "discreet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "hienotunteinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "hienovarainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "tahdikas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "diskreetti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "discret"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "discreto"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "diskret"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diakritikí",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "διακριτική"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diakritikós",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "διακριτικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diskret",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "δισκρετ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "diszkrét"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "tapintatos"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "titoktartó"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "discreto"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "diskréten",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "дискре́тен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "táktičen",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "та́ктичен"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "dyskretny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "discreto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "discret"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "taktíčnyj",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "такти́чный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "discreto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "diskret"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic",
      "word": "ölçülü"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predpazliv",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "предпазлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sdǎržan",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "сдържан"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "discret"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "diskret"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "hillitty"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "diskreetti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "discret"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "discreto"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "diskret"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "discreto"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "prétpazliv",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "пре́тпазлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zdŕžan",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "здр́жан"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "blagorázumen",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "благора́зумен"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "dyskretny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "discreto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "discret"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nezametnyj",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "незаметный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nebroskij",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "неброский"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "word": "diskret"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "strymanyj",
      "sense": "not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стриманий"
    }
  ],
  "word": "discreet"
}

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