discreet

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
  2. adjective unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic
  3. adjective heedful of potential consequences

Etymology

From Middle English discrete, from Old French discret, from Latin discrētus, from past participle of discernere. Doublet of discrete.

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