'Discretion' definitions:
Definition of 'discretion'
(from WordNet)
noun
Freedom to act or judge on one's own
noun
Knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion" [syn: discretion, discreetness, circumspection, prudence]
noun
Refined taste; tact [syn: delicacy, discretion]
noun
The power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies [syn: free will, discretion]
noun
The trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment" [syn: discretion, discernment]
Definition of 'Discretion'
From: GCIDE
- Discretion \Dis*cre"tion\, n. [F. discr['e]tion, L. discretio separation, difference, discernment, fr. discernere, discretum. See Discreet, Discern.]
- 1. Disjunction; separation. [Obs.] --Mede. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The quality of being discreet; wise conduct and management; cautious discernment, especially as to matters of propriety and self-control; prudence; circumspection; wariness. [1913 Webster]
- The better part of valor is discretion. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- The greatest parts without discretion may be fatal to their owner. --Hume. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Discrimination. [1913 Webster]
- Well spoken, with good accent and good discretion. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Freedom to act according to one's own judgment; unrestrained exercise of choice or will. [1913 Webster]
- At discretion, without conditions or stipulations. [1913 Webster] Discretional
Synonyms of 'discretion'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- airtight secrecy,
- aloofness,
- alternate choice,
- alternative,
- animus,
- anticipation,
- appetence,
- appetency,
- appetite,
- backwardness,
- bashfulness,
- blankness,
- calculation,
- canniness,
- care,
- careful consideration,
- carefulness,
- caution,
- cautiousness,
- chilliness,
- choice,
- circumspection,
- circumspectness,
- close secrecy,
- closeness,
- coldness,
- command,
- common sense,
- conation,
- conatus,
- concealment,
- consideration,
- constraint,
- contemplation,
- cool judgment,
- coolness,
- crypticness,
- decision,
- deliberate stages,
- deliberateness,
- deliberation,
- desire,
- detachment,
- determination,
- diplomacy,
- discernment,
- discreetness,
- discrimination,
- disposition,
- distance,
- envisagement,
- envisionment,
- evasion,
- evasiveness,
- expressionlessness,
- fancy,
- farseeingness,
- farsightedness,
- forecast,
- foreglance,
- foregleam,
- foreglimpse,
- forehandedness,
- foreseeing,
- foresight,
- foresightedness,
- forethought,
- free choice,
- free decision,
- free will,
- frigidity,
- frostiness,
- full consent,
- gingerliness,
- good judgment,
- good sense,
- guardedness,
- gumption,
- hedge,
- hedging,
- heed,
- heedfulness,
- hesitation,
- hiddenness,
- hugger-mugger,
- hugger-muggery,
- iciness,
- impassiveness,
- impassivity,
- impersonality,
- inaccessibility,
- inclination,
- intention,
- introversion,
- judgement,
- judgment,
- judiciousness,
- liking,
- longsightedness,
- looking ahead,
- lust,
- mind,
- mindfulness,
- moderation,
- modesty,
- noncontingent free will,
- objective,
- option,
- optionality,
- passion,
- pawkiness,
- pleasure,
- policy,
- polity,
- possible choice,
- precaution,
- prediction,
- preference,
- preparation,
- prepublication,
- preview,
- prevision,
- prior consultation,
- prospect,
- prospection,
- providence,
- provision,
- prudence,
- prudentialism,
- prudentialness,
- readiness,
- reflection,
- reflectiveness,
- regardfulness,
- remoteness,
- repression,
- reserve,
- reservedness,
- resolution,
- restraint,
- reticence,
- reticency,
- retirement,
- safeness,
- safety first,
- sagacity,
- say,
- say-so,
- secrecy,
- secretiveness,
- secretness,
- sense,
- sexual desire,
- slowness to act,
- solicitude,
- sound judgment,
- soundness of judgment,
- standoffishness,
- subduedness,
- subterfuge,
- suppression,
- tact,
- tentativeness,
- the dark,
- thoroughness,
- thoughtfulness,
- unaffability,
- unapproachability,
- uncommunicativeness,
- uncongeniality,
- undemonstrativeness,
- unexpansiveness,
- unprecipitateness,
- velleity,
- volition,
- weighing,
- will,
- will and pleasure,
- will power,
- wisdom,
- wish,
- withdrawal,
- withdrawnness