Noun

• S: (n) discretion, discreetness, circumspection, prudence (knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress) "the servants showed great tact and discretion"
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• S: (n) confidentiality (discretion in keeping secret information)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) sagacity, sagaciousness, judgment, judgement, discernment (the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations)
• S: (n) eye (good discernment (either visually or as if visually)) "she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye"
• S: (n) common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, sense, mother wit (sound practical judgment) "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"
• S: (n) judiciousness (good judgment)
• S: (n) discretion, discreetness, circumspection, prudence (knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress) "the servants showed great tact and discretion"
• S: (n) injudiciousness, indiscreetness (lacking good judgment)
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) delicacy, diplomacy, discreetness, finesse (subtly skillful handling of a situation)