discretion
61discretion is the better part of valor — be sensible when you are brave; be courageous but not reckless In all your battles, be brave but not foolish. Discretion is the better part of valor …
62Discretion is the better part of valour. — British & Australian, literary, American & Australian, literary something that you say which means that it is better to be careful and think before you act than it is to be brave and take risks. She decided not to voice her opposition to the… …
63discretion statement — /dɪsˈkrɛʃən ˌsteɪtmənt/ (say dis kreshuhn .staytmuhnt) noun (formerly) a sealed statement lodged by a petitioner for a divorce asking the court to exercise its discretion in his or her favour and to grant a divorce notwithstanding his or her own… …
64discretion — Synonyms and related words: airtight secrecy, aloofness, alternate choice, alternative, animus, anticipation, appetence, appetency, appetite, backwardness, bashfulness, blankness, calculation, canniness, care, careful consideration, carefulness,… …
65discretion — dis·cre·tion || dɪ skreʃn n. caution, wisdom, careful judgment …
66discretion — n. 1. Prudence (in things immediately before us), judgment, caution, wariness, carefulness, circumspection, considerateness, judiciousness. See prudence. 2. Sound judgment, good sense, discrimination, mature judgment, maturity, responsibility. 3 …
67discretion — n 1. prudence, judiciousness, wisdom, sagacity, caution, forethought; sound or mature judgment, good sense, thoughtfulness, deliberation, discrimination, Inf. good eye, discernment, tact; moderation, sophrosyne, Brit. Dial. mense. 2. freedom of… …
68discretion — dis·cre·tion …
69discretion — dis•cre•tion [[t]dɪˈskrɛʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) the power to decide or act according to one s own judgment 2) the quality of being discreet; prudence or decorum; tactfulness • Etymology: 1250–1300; < LL discrētiō. See discreet, ion …
70discretion — n. discreet behaviour; prudence; freedom to act and make decisions …