discreetness

Noun

(uncountable)

The state or quality of being discreet.

Origin

discreet +‎ -ness

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This discreetness contributed not a little to his election to the papacy on the 24th of April 1585; but the story of his having feigned decrepitude in the Conclave, in order to win votes, is a pure invention.

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