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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
discreet
    adj 1: marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint;
           "his trusted discreet aide"; "a discreet, finely wrought
           gold necklace" [ant: indiscreet]
    2: unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic; "a discerning
       editor"; "a discreet silence" [syn: discerning, discreet]
    3: heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions";
       "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its
       use"; "a discreet investor" [syn: circumspect, discreet]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Discreet \Dis*creet"\, a. [Compar. Discreeter; superl.
   Discreetest.] [F. discret, L. discretus separated (whence
   the meaning reserved, prudent), p. p. of discernere. See
   Discern, and cf. Discrete.]
   1. 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.
      [1913 Webster]

            It is the discreet man, not the witty, nor the
            learned, nor the brave, who guides the conversation,
            and gives measures to society.        --Addison.
      [1913 Webster]

            Satire 's my weapon, but I 'm too discreet
            To run amuck, and tilt at all I meet. --Pope.
      [1913 Webster]

            The sea is silent, the sea is discreet.
                                                  --Longfellow.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Differing; distinct. [Obs.] --Spenser. -- Dis*creet"ly,
      adv. -- Dis*creet"ness, n. Discrepance

Thesaurus Results for Discreet:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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