discretion

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noun

1. freedom to act or judge on one's own (Freq. 5)
• Derivationally related forms:
discretionary
• Hypernyms:
liberty
2. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress (Freq. 2)
- the servants showed great tact and discretion
• Syn:
discreetness, circumspection, prudence
• Derivationally related forms:
prudent (for: prudence), discreet (for: discreetness)
• Hypernyms:
sagacity, sagaciousness, judgment, judgement, discernment
• Hyponyms:
confidentiality
3. refined taste;
tact
• Syn:
delicacy
• Hypernyms:
taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness
4. the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies
• Syn:
free will
• Derivationally related forms:
discretionary
• Hypernyms:
power, powerfulness
• Hyponyms:
self-determination
5. the trait of judging wisely and objectively
- a man of discernment
• Syn:
discernment
• Hypernyms:
wisdom, wiseness
• Hyponyms:
circumspection, caution, prudence

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  discernment, free will, delicacy, discreetness, circumspection, prudence