Discreetness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress

subtly skillful handling of a situation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈeɪpt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskɹˈiːtnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskɹˈiːtnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈeɪpt/.

Examples

the servants showed great tact and discretion

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

discretion circumspection finesse delicacy prudence diplomacy

Parts of Speech

noun	knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress “the servants showed great tact and discretion”
noun	subtly skillful handling of a situation

Word Forms

discreet	adjective	heedful of potential consequences
prudent	adjective	careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
diplomatic	adjective	using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people
diplomatical	adjective	using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Diskretion

wissen, wie man Peinlichkeiten oder Kummer vermeidet

🇫🇷French

discrétion

savoir comment éviter l'embarras ou la détresse

🇪🇸Spanish

discreción

saber cómo evitar la vergüenza o la angustia

🇮🇹Italian

discrezione

sapere come evitare imbarazzo o disagio

🇳🇱Dutch

discretie

weten hoe je schaamte of angst kunt vermijden

🇵🇹Portuguese

discrição

saber como evitar constrangimento ou angústia

🇷🇺Russian

скрытность

знать, как избежать смущения или страдания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नम्रता

यह जानना कि शर्मिंदगी या संकट से कैसे बचा जाए

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচক্ষণতা

কিভাবে বিব্রত বা কষ্ট এড়াতে হয় তা জানা

🇮🇳Tamil

விவேகம்

சங்கடம் அல்லது துன்பத்தைத் தவிர்ப்பது எப்படி என்பதை அறிவது

🇮🇳Telugu

విచక్షణ

ఇబ్బంది లేదా బాధను ఎలా నివారించాలో తెలుసుకోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

विवेक

पेच किंवा त्रास कसा टाळायचा हे जाणून घेणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમજદારી

અકળામણ કે તકલીફ કેવી રીતે ટાળવી તે જાણવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿವೇಚನೆ

ಮುಜುಗರ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಕಟವನ್ನು ತಪ್ಪಿಸುವುದು ಹೇಗೆ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿಯುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിവേകം

നാണക്കേടോ ദുരിതമോ എങ്ങനെ ഒഴിവാക്കാമെന്ന് അറിയുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਝਦਾਰੀ

ਇਹ ਜਾਣਨਾ ਕਿ ਸ਼ਰਮ ਜਾਂ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀ ਤੋਂ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਬਚਣਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہوشیاری

شرمندگی یا پریشانی سے بچنے کا طریقہ جاننا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

谨慎

知道如何避免尴尬或痛苦

🇯🇵Japanese

慎重さ

恥ずかしさや苦痛を避ける方法を知る

🇰🇷Korean

분별

당혹감이나 괴로움을 피하는 방법을 아는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự kín đáo

biết cách tránh bối rối hoặc đau khổ

🇹🇭Thai

ความรอบคอบ

รู้วิธีหลีกเลี่ยงความลำบากใจหรือความทุกข์

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebijaksanaan

mengetahui cara menghindari rasa malu atau tertekan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging mahinahon

alam kung paano maiwasan ang kahihiyan o pagkabalisa

🇲🇾Malay

kebijaksanaan

mengetahui cara mengelakkan rasa malu atau kesusahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السرية

معرفة كيفية تجنب الإحراج أو الضيق

🇮🇷Persian

احتیاط

دانستن اینکه چگونه از خجالت یا ناراحتی جلوگیری کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

ihtiyatlılık

utanç veya sıkıntıdan nasıl kaçınılacağını bilmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

דיסקרטיות

לדעת איך למנוע מבוכה או מצוקה

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The primary meaning of 'discreetness' is 'knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress'.

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