The meaning of Discretion

noun

The provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something.

Usage examples:

The care of the elderly

verb

Feel concern or interest; attach importance to something.

Usage examples:

They don't care about human life

noun

The quality of giving a lot of attention to what you are doing so that you do not have an accident, make a mistake, or damage something

Usage examples:

It is evident from her notes that she read with great carefulness., the carefulness of his answer m…

noun

Care taken to avoid danger or mistakes.

Usage examples:

Anyone receiving a suspect package should exercise extreme caution

verb

Say something as a warning.

Usage examples:

The chancellor cautioned that economic uncertainties remained

noun

A warning

Usage examples:

It’s a good time to invest, he said, but a word of caution is in order., use caution when approachi…

noun

An act of choosing between two or more possibilities.

Usage examples:

The choice between good and evil

adjective

(especially of food) of very good quality.

Usage examples:

He picked some choice early plums

noun

An act of choosing; a decision

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[ c ] a difficult/easy choice, [ c ] when you’re trying to cut the budget deficit, you’ve got to ma…

noun

The quality of being wary and unwilling to take risks; prudence.

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Circumspection is required in the day-to-day exercise of administrative powers

noun

The quality of being careful not to take risks

Usage examples:

This is a very sensitive case requiring extreme circumspection.

noun

Careful thought, typically over a period of time.

Usage examples:

Your case needs very careful investigation and consideration

noun

The act, state, or quality of caring about or respecting

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He showed very little consideration for anyone but himself., [ c ] financial considerations were a …

noun

In a contract, something with financial value that is given in exchange for something else, for example, a bank loan that is made in exchange for the borrower's promise to repay it

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From the wording of the agreement it was clear that the initial payment was part of the considerati…

noun

Fineness or intricacy of texture or structure.

Usage examples:

Miniature pearls of exquisite delicacy

noun

Something esp. rare or expensive that is good to eat

Usage examples:

A dinner of vietnamese delicacies, we need to discuss a matter of some delicacy.

noun

A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.

Usage examples:

He resisted public desires for choice in education

verb

Strongly wish for or want (something).

Usage examples:

He never achieved the status he so desired

noun

A strong feeling of wanting something, or something you want

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[ u ] he claims to have no desire for wealth., [ c ] she expressed a desire to speak with her attor…

noun

The profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations, typically by a country's representatives abroad.

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An extensive round of diplomacy in the middle east

noun

The management of relationships between countries

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Quiet diplomacy is sometimes better than public threats., it took all her diplomacy to persuade him…

noun

The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, sex, or disability.

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Victims of racial discrimination

noun

The treatment of a person or particular group of people differently, in a way that is worse than the way people are usually treated

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Some immigrants were victims of discrimination., the law made racial discrimination in employment a…

noun

The practice of treating particular people, companies, or products differently from others, especially in an unfair way

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He will work in partnership with a range of organizations to help eliminate discrimination against …

noun

A person's inherent qualities of mind and character.

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Your sunny disposition has a way of rubbing off on those around you

noun

A person's natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way; a disposition.

Usage examples:

John was a scientist by training and inclination

noun

A preference or tendency, or a feeling that makes a person want to do something

Usage examples:

Tony has a strong inclination toward the arts., if i were in your situation, my inclination would b…

noun

The ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions.

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An error of judgement

noun

→  judgment

noun

A feeling of regard or fondness.

Usage examples:

She'd taken an instant liking to arnie's new girlfriend

verb

Find agreeable, enjoyable, or satisfactory.

Usage examples:

All his classmates liked him

noun

A thing that is or may be chosen.

Usage examples:

Choose the cheapest options for supplying energy

verb

Buy or sell an option on.

Usage examples:

His second script will have been optioned by the time you read this

noun

One thing that can be chosen from a set of possibilities, or the freedom to make a choice

Usage examples:

The program helps students explore career options., he decided to exercise an option to break the t…

noun

A feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment.

Usage examples:

She smiled with pleasure at being praised

adjective

Used or intended for entertainment rather than business.

Usage examples:

Pleasure boats

verb

Give sexual enjoyment or satisfaction to.

Usage examples:

Tell me what will pleasure you

noun

A greater liking for one alternative over another or others.

Usage examples:

Her preference for white wine

noun

A preference is also an advantage given to someone

Usage examples:

[ u ] the city gives preference to job applicants who live there.

noun

The fact of liking or wanting one thing more than another

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Preference for sth these investors had a preference for securities rather than bank deposits., more…

noun

The quality of being prudent; cautiousness.

Usage examples:

We need to exercise prudence in such important matters

noun

The state of being careful in the way you make decisions or spend money so that you avoid unnecessary risks

Usage examples:

The challenge we are trying to meet is balancing financial prudence with the need for success., eco…

abbreviation

Second(s).

contraction

Is.

Usage examples:

It's raining

prefix

(used chiefly in oaths) god's.

Usage examples:

'sblood

noun

The quality or condition of being sensitive.

Usage examples:

A total lack of common decency and sensitivity

noun

The tendency to become upset about things

Usage examples:

[ u ] he didn’t want to say anything because of susan's sensitivity., [ c ] he tried to avoid offen…

noun

The quality of being easily influenced or affected by something

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The preference may be for stocks with less interest-rate sensitivity., he spoke anonymously because…

noun

The quality or state of being subtle.

Usage examples:

The textural subtlety of degas

noun

The quality or state of being subtle or hard to notice

Usage examples:

Her acting was full of subtlety., he’s baffled by the subtleties of modern life.

noun

Skill and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues.

Usage examples:

The inspector broke the news to me with tact and consideration

noun

The faculty or power of using one's will.

Usage examples:

Without conscious volition she backed into her office

noun

Caution about possible dangers or problems.

Usage examples:

Her mother's wariness of computers

noun

The faculty by which a person decides on and initiates action.

Usage examples:

She has an iron will

verb

Make or try to make (someone) do something or (something) happen by the exercise of mental powers.

Usage examples:

Reluctantly he willed himself to turn and go back

The capability of conscious choice and decision

verb

Feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that cannot or probably will not happen.

Usage examples:

We wished for peace

noun

A desire or hope for something to happen.

Usage examples:

The union has reiterated its wish for an agreement