discreet

English

From Middle English discrete, from Old French discret, from Latin discrētus, from past participle of discernere. Doublet of discrete.

discreet (comparative more discreet or discreeter, superlative most discreet or discreetest)

Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic.
With a discreet gesture, she reminded him to mind his manners.
John just doesn't understand that laughing at Mary all day is not very discreet.
Not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous.

Although cognate and identical in the Middle English period, the term has become distinct from discrete.

respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic

Bulgarian: дискретен (bg) (diskreten), тактичен (bg) (taktičen)
Catalan: discret (ca)
Danish: diskret
Dutch: discreet (nl)
Finnish: hienotunteinen (fi), hienovarainen, tahdikas (fi), diskreetti (fi)
French: discret (fr)
German: diskret (de)
Greek: διακριτική (el) f (diakritikí), διακριτικός (el) m (diakritikós) , δισκρετ n (diskret)
Hungarian: diszkrét (hu), tapintatos (hu), titoktartó (hu)
Polish: dyskretny (pl)
Portuguese: discreto (pt)
Romanian: discret (ro)
Russian: такти́чный (ru) (taktíčnyj)
Spanish: discreto (es)
Swedish: diskret (sv)

not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous

From Middle Dutch discreet, from Old French discret, from Medieval Latin discrētus, from discernō.

discreet (comparative discreter, superlative discreetst)

Inflection of discreet
uninflected	discreet
inflected	discrete
comparative	discreter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		discreet	discreter	het discreetst het discreetste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	discrete	discretere	discreetste
	n. sing.	discreet	discreter	discreetste
	plural	discrete	discretere	discreetste
definite		discrete	discretere	discreetste
partitive		discreets	discreters	—