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n.
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    discreetness
    [ noun ]
    1. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress

    2. <noun.cognition>
      the servants showed great tact and discretion
    3. subtly skillful handling of a situation

    4. <noun.attribute>


    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.

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

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

    The sea is silent, the sea is discreet.
    --Longfellow.

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

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