Meaning

2 senses
  1. Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic.

    With a discreet gesture, she reminded him to mind his manners.

    John just doesn't understand that laughing at Mary all day is not very discreet.

    diskret

    такти́чныйtaktíčnyj

  2. Not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous.

    diskret

    незаметныйnezametnyj, неброскийnebroskij

    стриманийstrymanyj

More definitions
  • marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
  • heedful of potential consequences
  • unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic

Examples

91 sentences
  1. Tom is very discreet, isn't he?

    Том дуже стриманий, чи не так? — deniko

    deTom ist sehr diskret, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth

  2. Tom is discreet.

    Том обережний. — deniko

    deTom ist diskret. — Felixjp

  3. I'll be discreet.

    Буди відвертий. — deniko

  4. I was discreet.

    Я був обережний. — deniko

    deIch war diskret. — wolfgangth

  5. Tom told me he'd be discreet.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous:
Русский
By meaning 2
respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic:
not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic:

Origin

From Middle English discrete, from Old French discret, from Latin discrētus, from past par

From Middle English discrete, from Old French discret, from Latin discrētus, from past participle of discernere. Doublet of discrete.

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Forms

more discreet/discreeter, most discreet/discreetest

Synonyms

17 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

7 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • would be discreet
  • be more discreet
  • more discreet
  • is very discreet

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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