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Subtly skillful handling of a situation
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discreetness
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion" [syn: discretion , circumspection , prudence ] subtly skillful handling of a situation [syn: delicacy , diplomacy , finesse ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The state or quality of being discreet.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Discreet \Dis*creet"\, a. [Compar. Discreeter ; superl. Discreetest .] [F. discret, L. discretus separated (whence the meaning reserved, prudent), p. p. of discernere. See Discern , and cf. Discrete .] Possessed of discernment, especially in avoiding error ...
Usage examples of discreetness.
I know but too well that your discreetness has never been properly acknowledged.
But Andrew Fairbairn possessed a great treasure in his wife, who was a woman of much energy of character, setting before her children an example of patient industry, thrift, discreetness, and piety, which could not fail to exercise a powerful influence upon them in after-life.