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discretions

discretions is the plural of discretion.

Meaning of discretion

Noun

discretion (usually uncountable, plural discretions)

  1. (usually) The quality of being discreet.
    • Bob showed great discretion despite his knowledge of the affair.
  2. (usually) The ability to make wise choices or decisions.
    • With regard to a woman, at nine years of age, she was, if married, considered entitled to her dower; at twelve, she may consent to marriage; at fourteen, she is at years of discretion, and may choose a guardian; […]1838, Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, A Popular Law-Dictionary
  3. (usually) The freedom to make one's own judgements.
    • I leave that to your discretion.
    1. (usually) The authority to exercise one's own judgement in making decisions that have effect.
      • The police came and searched us at their discretion because we were shouting at each other's faces.

Questions about discretions

What is discretions the plural of?
Discretions is the plural of discretion.

Words near discretions in the dictionary

  1. discretionary income
  2. discretionary incomes
  3. discretionary spending
  4. discretionary spendings
  5. discretionless
  6. discretions
  7. discretisation
  8. discretisations
  9. discretise
  10. discretised
  11. discretises

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Adapted from Wiktionary: discretions (page history and authors); discretion (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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