discreet : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: discreet	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for discreet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
discreet adj marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint; "his trusted discreet aide"; "a discreet, finely wrought gold necklace" Antonym(s): indiscreet unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic; "a discerning editor"; "a discreet silence" Synonym(s): discerning, discreet heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor" Synonym(s): circumspect, discreet
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Discreet \Discreet"\, 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. -- {Discreet"ly}, adv. -- {Discreet"ness}, n.