Noun discretion has 5 senses
- discretion - freedom to act or judge on one's own
--1 is a kind of liberty
- 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
- delicacy, discretion - refined taste; tact
--3 is a kind of taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness
- 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
- 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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