Noun discretion has 5 senses
  1. discretion - freedom to act or judge on one's own
    --1 is a kind of
    liberty
  2. discretion, discreetness, circumspection, prudence - knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion"
    --2 is a kind of sagacity, sagaciousness, judgment, judgement, discernment
    --2 has particulars: confidentiality
  3. delicacy, discretion - refined taste; tact
    --3 is a kind of taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness
  4. free will, discretion - the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies
    --4 is a kind of power, powerfulness
    --4 has particulars: self-determination
  5. discretion, discernment - the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment"
    --5 is a kind of wisdom, wiseness
    --5 has particulars: circumspection, caution; prudence
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