| NOUN | cognition | discreetness, discretion, circumspection, prudence | knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress |
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| attribute | discreetness, delicacy, diplomacy, finesse | subtly skillful handling of a situation |
| Meaning | knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress. | |
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| Synonyms | discretion, circumspection, prudence | |
| Narrower | confidentiality | discretion in keeping secret information |
| Broader | sagacity, sagaciousness, judgment, judgement, discernment | The mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations |
| Spanish | discreción, prudencia | |
| Adjectives | discreet | heedful of potential consequences |
| Meaning | subtly skillful handling of a situation. | |
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| Synonyms | delicacy, diplomacy, finesse | |
| Broader | tact, tactfulness | consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense |
| Catalan | delicadesa, discreció | |
| Spanish | delicadeza, discreción | |
| Adjectives | discreet | marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint |
| discreet | unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic | |