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21discreet — [14] Discreet and discrete [14] are ultimately the same word. Both come from Latin discrētus, the past participle of discernere ‘distinguish’ (source of English discern). Discrete was borrowed direct from Latin, and retains its original meaning… …
22discreet — See discreet, discrete …
23discreet — adj. Discreet is used with these nouns: ↑advertisement, ↑distance, ↑enquiry, ↑veil …
24discreet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. prudent, judicious, careful, tactful, cautious. See caution, care. Ant., indiscreet, incautious. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cautious, prudent, circumspect, careful, guarded, politic, diplomatic,… …
25discreet — adj. (it was not discreet of you to say that) …
26discreet — , discrete The first means circumspect, careful, showing good judgment ( He promised to be discreet in his inquiries ). The second means unattached or unrelated ( The compound was composed of discrete particles ) …
27discreet — adj. (discreeter, discreetest) 1 a circumspect in speech or action, esp. to avoid social disgrace or embarrassment. b tactful; trustworthy. 2 unobtrusive (a discreet touch of rouge). Derivatives: discreetly adv. discreetness n. Etymology: ME f.… …
28DiscReet Records — was a company founded by Frank Zappa and his then business partner/manager Herb Cohen. It was created in 1973 when their previous companies Bizarre Records and Straight Records were discontinued. The name of the label was a pun derived from disc… …
29Discreet Cat — Sire Forestry Grandsire Storm Cat Dam Pretty Discreet Damsire Private Account Sex Stallion …
30Discreet Music — EG Release Studio album by Brian Eno Released November 1975 …
