Thesaurus: discretion

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1. n. Disjunction; separation.
2. n. The quality of being discreet; wise conduct and management; cautious discernment, especially as to matters of propriety and self-control; prudence; circumspection; wariness.
3. n. Discrimination.
4. n. Freedom to act according to one's own judgment; unrestrained exercise of choice or will.
5. n. freedom to act or judge on one's own
6. n. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
7. n. refined taste; tact
8. n. the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies
9. n. the trait of judging wisely and objectively
10. 1. Disjunction; separation. [Obs.] Mede. 2. The quality of being discreet; wise conduct and management; cautious discernment, especially as to matters of propriety and self- control; prudence; circumspection; wariness. The better part of valor is discretion. Shak. The greatest parts without discretion may be fatal to their owner. Hume. 3. Discrimination. Well spoken, with good accent and good discretion. Shak. 4. Freedom to act according to one's own judgment; unrestrained exercise of choice or will. At discretion, without conditions or stipulations.
11. Left to discretion; unrestrained except by discretion orjudgment; as, an ambassador with discretionary powers.
12. n:100 n. freedom to act or judge on one's own n. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress n. the trait of judging wisely and objectively