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Discreetness

noun
1.
Knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress.  Synonyms: circumspection, discretion, prudence.
2.
Subtly skillful handling of a situation.  Synonyms: delicacy, diplomacy, finesse.





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"Discreetness" Quotes from Famous Books



... Fleda laughing, "I should have great doubts of the discreetness of Philetus's auger if it were left to his simple direction. I have no notion the trees would yield their sap as kindly to him as to me. But I didn't bargain for ...
— Queechy • Susan Warner


Words linked to "Discreetness" :   tact, confidentiality, sagaciousness, judgement, discernment, delicacy, discreet, judgment, sagacity, tactfulness


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