discretion
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
freedom to act or judge on one's own
Types & categories
- liberty hypernym
Related & opposite
- discretionary derivation
Sense 2 noun
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
the servants showed great tact and discretion
Types & categories
- sagacity hypernym
- confidentiality hyponym
Related & opposite
- prudent derivation
- circumspect derivation
Sense 3 noun
refined taste; tact
Types & categories
- appreciation hypernym
Sense 4 noun
the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies
Types & categories
- power hypernym
- self-determination hyponym
Related & opposite
- discretionary derivation
Sense 5 noun
the trait of judging wisely and objectively
a man of discernment
Types & categories
- wisdom hypernym
- circumspection hyponym
- prudence hyponym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | discretionary |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | liberty |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | prudent |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | circumspect |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | sagacity |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | confidentiality |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | appreciation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | discretionary |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | power |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | self-determination |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | wisdom |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | circumspection |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | prudence |