Discreet — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint

unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˌæpɑːɹnˈældiə/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskɹˈiːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskɹˈiːt/

2 syllables Say it as /dɹˌæpɑːɹnˈældiə/.

Examples

his trusted discreet aide
a discreet, finely wrought gold necklace
a discerning editor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

discerning circumspect

Antonyms

indiscreet

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint “his trusted discreet aide”
adjective	unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic “a discerning editor”
adjective	heedful of potential consequences “circumspect actions”

Word Forms

discreetness

noun

subtly skillful handling of a situation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

diskret

gekennzeichnet durch Besonnenheit oder Bescheidenheit und weise Selbstbeherrschung

🇫🇷French

discret

marqué par la prudence ou la modestie et une sage retenue

🇪🇸Spanish

discreto

marcado por la prudencia o la modestia y el sabio autocontrol

🇮🇹Italian

discreto

contrassegnato dalla prudenza o dalla modestia e dalla saggia autocontrollo

🇵🇹Portuguese

discreto

marcado pela prudência ou modéstia e autocontrole sábio

🇷🇺Russian

сдержанный

отмечены благоразумием или скромностью и мудрой сдержанностью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विवेकशील

विवेक या विनम्रता और बुद्धिमान आत्म-संयम द्वारा चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচক্ষণ

বিচক্ষণতা বা বিনয় এবং জ্ঞানী আত্মসংযম দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

விவேகமான

விவேகம் அல்லது அடக்கம் மற்றும் புத்திசாலித்தனமான சுய கட்டுப்பாடு ஆகியவற்றால் குறிக்கப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

వివేకవంతుడు

వివేకం లేదా వినయం మరియు తెలివైన స్వీయ-నిగ్రహంతో గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

विवेकी

विवेक किंवा नम्रता आणि शहाणा आत्मसंयम द्वारे चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમજદાર

સમજદારી અથવા નમ્રતા અને મુજબની આત્મસંયમ દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿವೇಚನಾಯುಕ್ತ

ವಿವೇಕ ಅಥವಾ ನಮ್ರತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತ ಸ್ವಯಂ ಸಂಯಮದಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിവേകി

വിവേകം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ എളിമ, ജ്ഞാനപൂർവമായ ആത്മനിയന്ത്രണം എന്നിവയാൽ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਝਦਾਰ

ਸਮਝਦਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਮਰਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਬੁੱਧੀਮਾਨ ਸਵੈ-ਸੰਜਮ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

سمجھدار

ہوشیاری یا شائستگی اور عقلمندانہ خود پرستی کے ذریعہ نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

慎重

以谨慎或谦虚和明智的自我克制为标志

🇯🇵Japanese

控えめな

慎重さまたは謙虚さ、そして賢明な自制が特徴である

🇰🇷Korean

신중한

신중함이나 겸손함, 그리고 현명한 자제력이 특징입니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kín đáo

được đánh dấu bằng sự thận trọng hoặc khiêm tốn và tự kiềm chế một cách khôn ngoan

🇹🇭Thai

รอบคอบ

ย่อมมีความรอบคอบหรือถ่อมตัวและรู้จักบังคับตนอย่างฉลาด

🇮🇩Indonesian

bijaksana

ditandai dengan kehati-hatian atau kesopanan dan pengendalian diri yang bijaksana

🇵🇭Filipino

maingat

minarkahan ng pagiging mahinhin o kahinhinan at matalinong pagpipigil sa sarili

🇲🇾Malay

bijaksana

ditandai dengan kebijaksanaan atau kesederhanaan dan pengendalian diri yang bijak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حصيف

يتميز بالحكمة أو التواضع وضبط النفس الحكيم

🇮🇷Persian

با احتیاط

با احتیاط یا فروتنی و خویشتنداری عاقلانه مشخص شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

sağduyulu

basiret veya alçakgönüllülük ve akıllıca kendini kısıtlama ile işaretlenmiştir

🇮🇱Hebrew

דִיסקרֶטִי

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