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What does discreet mean?

discreet

— adjective marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint his trusted discreet aide a discreet, finely wrought gold necklace — adjective (= discerning) unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic a discerning editor a discreet silence — adjective (= circumspect) heedful of potential consequences circumspect actions physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use a discreet investor

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prudent cautious careful circumspect wary modest judicious restrained quiet discerning wise unobtrusive tactful secretive polite guarded considerate well-spoken well-behaved vigilant unseeable unpretentious unpretending unostentatious understated unconspicuous trustworthy tight-lipped thoughtful temperate subdued sober silent shrewd self-contained sedate scrupulous sage reticent reserved reliable prudential low-keyed low-key inobtrusive having foresight distinctive discriminatory discriminative discriminating

Topics discreet topics

What do people use discreet to talk about?

Social behavior Behavior Good, moral Mature in behavior

Examples discreet examples

How do I use discreet in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I'm not sneaky. I'm just discreet.

I think that we need to be a little more discreet.

It was discreet of you to keep it a secret from him.

She is discreet.

Be discreet.

We're discreet.

Tom is discreet.

I can be quite discreet.

Tom was discreet.

It might be discreet of you to bend a little to the prevailing wind.

I'm discreet.

Try to be as discreet as possible.

Movie subtitles

It can be a discreet process.

In a small and discreet hotel in the suburbs.

Now, Kriemhild, nobody knows about the treasure but God and me and God is no more discreet than I!

Be discreet, try to be smaller than you already are.

We must be very discreet.

But the matter is rather discreet, my lord.

It follows at a discreet dis.

Do you deny it? - She's a very kind discreet woman, but she may have intimated.

Freemasonry is not a secret society, Freemasonry is not a secret society, it's a discreet society.

You're a very discreet friend, Doctor, but you must have been saying things about me.

Nothing more discreet?

Is that your idea of a discreet operation? Don't worry.

Be more discreet.

It's the most discreet place.

More discreet than you can, when you choose.

We have the same in maroon, dark green, orange, blue, and a very discreet pink.

Sir, I've been remarkably discreet.

Well, I am, but I'm discreet.

So this. I'm very discreet about people who do me a favour.

She's a very kind discreet woman, but she may have intimated.

Leslie and I always had to be discreet.

You were very discreet.

It's the most discreet place. In fact, anonymous.

This is a very discreet apartment. That's why I chose it.

Was that wise? Discreet, I mean?

They seemed, however, ill-adapted to the discreet requirements of 20th-century homicide.

Yes. A gentleman must be discreet.

I'm sure they're discreet.

Be discreet.

Her father said to be discreet.

Sir, I've been remarkably discreet. - And yet.

We must be very discreet. If she sucks her soup. or drinks out of her finger bowl, don't laugh.

Goodbye, Mr. Graham. I'll be discreet.

Discreet?

What is there to be discreet about?

I am the law here, as people can discover if not discreet.

You're not a very discreet person.

We agreed that anything more would be neither honorable nor discreet. But I have been discreet.

You call it discreet to summons me at all hours to hasty meetings on street corners, and shops and public gardens.

News and current affairs

Chinese party bosses, like Japanese politicians - or, indeed, Mafia dons - are supposed to be discreet in their appetite for power.

In Accra, a trendy street club named Strawberries is well known as a hangout for gays, and there are a few prominent, if still discreet, clubs where homosexual men and women gather.

In a discreet way, something like this probably happened in Egypt as well.

Likewise, his government's discreet silence in the wake of the European Central Bank's latest interest rate increase constitutes eloquent recognition of the ECB's independence.

While Indian officials are often discreet in public about relations with China, and wisely want bilateral trade and investment to grow, their security concerns remain acute.

Through discreet but tough controls, Beijing pursues a policy of wai song, nei jin - relaxed on the outside, vigilant internally.

NEW YORK - Diplomats, normally discreet figures who rarely court publicity, have been in the news a lot lately, for all the wrong reasons.

Some powerful men have long been sexually voracious; unlike today, though, they were far more discreet and generally used much better judgment in order to cover their tracks.

Will he be remembered as the French Harry Truman - a discreet, uncharismatic man who, when faced with urgent and dramatic circumstances, ended up doing the right things for lack of a better alternative?

For example, Israel has reached out to those Arab countries that are willing to subordinate the Palestinian problem to discreet bilateral relations, essentially on security matters.

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