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The definition of discreet is someone or something that is careful about their behavior or keeps secrets.

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An example of discreet is the policy of a hair salon that won’t tell who their famous clients are.

See discreet in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

careful about what one says or does; prudent; esp., keeping silent or preserving confidences when necessary

Origin: ME & OFr discret < L discretus, pp. of discernere: see discern

Related Forms:

discreetly adverb
discreetness noun

See discreet in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Marked by, exercising, or showing prudence and wise self-restraint in speech and behavior; circumspect.
Free from ostentation or pretension; modest.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French discret

Origin: , from Medieval Latin discrētus

Origin: , from Latin

Origin: , past participle of discernere, to separate, discern; see discern

Related Forms:

dis·creetˈly adverb

dis·creetˈness noun

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