discretion
discretion is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.Discrimination. Well spoken, with good accent and good discretion. Shak.
- 3.Freedom to act according to one's own judgment; unrestrained exercise of choice or will. At discretion, without conditions or stipulations.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- accord
- adolescence
- adolescent
- adult
- adultness
- age
- all
- and
- assume
- attain
- authority
- autocratic
- bid
- casual
- cause
- chicken
- choice
- choose
- come
- conation
- course
- cut
- deliberately
- desire
- determination
- determine
- discretional
- discretionary
- enjoin
- est
- estate
- exercise
- fit
- flower
- force
- frame
- free
- freedom
- full
- good
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is discretion.
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
- Canonical URL: https://worddirectanswers.com/word/discretion
- Steward: Jason Burns