Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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discretion | Yes | No | No | No |
perceptiveness | Yes | No | No | No |
discretion (noun) | perceptiveness (noun) |
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the trait of judging wisely and objectively | the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding |
the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies | delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values) |
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress | perception of that which is obscure |
refined taste; tact | a feeling of understanding |
freedom to act or judge on one's own |