Dictionary Entry
discreet
discreet is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1superlative
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.
- 2superlative
Differing; distinct.
- 3adjective
marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
"his trusted discreet aide"
"a discreet, finely wrought gold necklace"
- 4adjective
heedful of potential consequences
"circumspect actions"
"physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"
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- 5adjective
unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic
"a discerning editor"
"a discreet silence"
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