Discret

Part of Speech

noun

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Translations

🇩🇪 nicht laut, vermeidet Geräusche , 🇪🇸 no ruidoso, que evita el ruido , 🇮🇹 discreto , 🇵🇹 não barulhento, que evita ruído , 🇨🇳 不引人注目的，小心谨慎的 , 🇯🇵 静かで騒音を避けるもの。 , 🇰🇷 소음이 없고 조용함을 유지하는 것 , 🇸🇦 غير صاخب، يتجنب الضوضاء , 🇮🇳 शोर से बचने वाला, शांत व्यवहार रखने वाला व्यक्ति

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Etymology

French **discret** (noun) comes from the adjective *discret*, which in turn derives from the Latin *discretus* “separate, distinct”. The Latin word is a compound of *dis-* “apart” and *cretus*, the past participle of *creo* “to make, to form”, literally “made apart”. In Old French the sense shifted from “distinct” to “reserved, modest, quietly unobtrusive”, giving the modern noun for a quiet, non‑noisy person.

Synonyms

un discret une personne discrète une personne silencieuse une personne muette une personne taciturne une personne réservée un personnage discret

Antonyms

bruyant tapageur criard tumultueux barbare