discreet

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French discret, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin discrētus, from past participle of discernēre.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /dɪˈskɹiːt/
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• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -iːt
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Homophone: discrete (separable into parts)

Adjective

discreet (comparative more discreet, superlative most discreet)

1. Respectful of privacy or secrecy; 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.

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

Usage notes

• Do not confuse with discrete.

Derived terms

• discreetly
• discretion

Translations

respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic

• Bulgarian: дискретен (bg) (diskreten), тактичен (bg) (taktičen)
• Catalan: discret (ca)
• Danish: diskret
• Dutch: discreet (nl)
• Finnish: hienotunteinen, hienovarainen, tahdikas, diskreetti (fi)
• French: discret (fr)
• German: diskret (de)
• Greek: διακριτική (el) f (diakritikí), διακριτικός (el) m (diakritikós)
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• Hungarian: diszkrét (hu), tapintatos (hu), titoktartó (hu)
• Polish: dyskretny (pl)
• Portuguese: discreto (pt)
• Romanian: discret (ro)
• Russian: такти́чный (ru) (taktíčnyj)
• Spanish: discreto (es)
• Swedish: diskret (sv)

not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous

• Bulgarian: предпазлив (bg) (predpazliv), сдържан (bg) (sdǎržan)
• Catalan: discret (ca)
• Danish: diskret
• Finnish: hillitty (fi), diskreetti (fi)
• French: discret (fr)
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• German: diskret (de)
• Portuguese: discreto (pt)
• Romanian: discret (ro)
• Russian: незаметный (ru) (nezametnyj), неброский (ru) (nebroskij)
• Swedish: diskret (sv)

Anagrams

• desertic, discrete

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch discreet, from Old French discret, from Medieval Latin discrētus, from discernō.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

discreet (comparative discreter, superlative discreetst)

1. discreet
2. discrete

Inflection

Inflection of discreet
uninflected	discreet
inflected	discrete
comparative	discreter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		discreet	discreter	het discreetst het discreetste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	discrete	discretere	discreetste
	n. sing.	discreet	discreter	discreetste
	plural	discrete	discretere	discreetste
definite		discrete	discretere	discreetste
partitive		discreets	discreters	—