discreet
/dɪˈskɹiːt/
discreet adjective: respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic.
Adjective
discreet (comparative more discreet or discreeter, superlative most discreet or discreetest)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- appropriate, prudent, tactful, tight-lipped
- Not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous.
- Synonyms:
- low-profile, noteless, unobtrusive, improminent, inconspicuous, inevident, inobtrusive, obscure, unconspicuous, unevident
discreet meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
discreet in Tamil
- காலமறிந்து செயலாற்றுகிற, கூரிய, கூரிய நோக்குடைய, நோக்குடைய, முன்விழிப்புடைய, விவேகமுள்ள
discreet in Marathi
- विवेकी
discreet in Urdu
- محتاط
discreet in Bengali
- সতর্ক, বিচক্ষণ
More languagesFewer languages
- discreet in Malayalam
- ജാഗ്രതയുള്ള, ശ്രദ്ധയുള്ള, ഇടച്ചുകയറി സംസാരിക്കാത്ത, വിവേകമുള്ള
- discreet in Kannada
- ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯ, ಅರಿವುಳ್ಳ, ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯುಳ್ಳ, ಪೂರ್ವಾಪರವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದ
- discreet in Gujarati
- સાવધાન sāvdhān
- discreet in Odia
- ବିଚକ୍ଷଣ
- discreet in Sanskrit
- भाव bhāvá
Examples of discreet in a sentence
- Grindr has popularized the terms “discreet,” “straight-passing,” and “convincing” within gay culture.
- Brainish men are ambitious and incapable, while discreet men are timid and excessively conservative.
- 'Oh, it was a fine evening,' one discreet woman said to me.
Synonyms of discreet
- appropriate
- prudent
- tactful
- tight-lipped
- low-profile
- noteless
- unobtrusive
- improminent
- inconspicuous
- inevident
4 more synonymsFewer synonyms
Forms of discreet
| comparative | more discreet |
|---|---|
| comparative | discreeter |
| superlative | most discreet |
| superlative | discreetest |
Origin of discreet
From Middle English discrete, from Old French discret, from Latin discrētus, from past participle of discernere. Doublet of discrete.
Words formed from discreet
Words that rhyme with discreet
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- entreat
- fleet
- retreat
- treat
- complete
- conceit
- repeat
- concrete
- discrete
- bittersweet
- suite
- cheat
- cleat
- deceit
- greet
- unseat
- compete
- defeat
- delete
- effete
- elite
- escheat
- indiscrete
- leet
- pleat
- skeet
- sleet
- accrete
- beet
- bleat
- gleet
- ifrit
- incomplete
- overeat
- overheat
- petite
- replete
- superheat
- teat
- tweet
- wheat
- yeet
- Bereshit
- Bow Street
- Crete
- downbeat
- jeet
- keet
Questions about discreet
- What does discreet mean?
- Discreet means respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic.
- What is discreet in Tamil?
- Discreet in Tamil is காலமறிந்து செயலாற்றுகிற, கூரிய, கூரிய நோக்குடைய. See Discreet meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is discreet?
- Discreet is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce discreet?
- Discreet is pronounced /dɪˈskɹiːt/.
Words near discreet in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: discreet (page history and authors); discreet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); discreet (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); discreet (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); discreet (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); discreet (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); discreet (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); સાવધાન (Gujarati) (page history and authors); discreet (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); भाव (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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