Discretion vs. Tact

Discretionnoun

The quality of being discreet or circumspect.

Discretionnoun

The ability to make wise choices or decisions.

Discretionnoun

The freedom to make one's own judgements.

Discretionnoun

Disjunction; separation.

Discretionnoun

The quality of being discreet; wise conduct and management; cautious discernment, especially as to matters of propriety and self-control; prudence; circumspection; wariness.

Discretionnoun

Discrimination.

Discretionnoun

Freedom to act according to one's own judgment; unrestrained exercise of choice or will.

Discretionnoun

freedom to act or judge on one's own

Discretionnoun

knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress;

Discretionnoun

refined taste; tact

Discretionnoun

the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies

Discretionnoun

the trait of judging wisely and objectively;

Discretion

Discretion has the meaning of acting on one's own authority and judgment. In law, discretion as to legal rulings, such as whether evidence is excluded at a trial, may be exercised by a judge.

Tactnoun

The sense of touch; feeling.

Tactnoun

(music) The stroke in beating time.

Tactnoun

Sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances.

Tactnoun

The ability to deal with embarrassing situations carefully and without doing or saying anything that will annoy or upset other people; careful consideration in dealing with others to avoid giving offense; the ability to say the right thing.

Tactnoun

(psychology) A verbal operant which is controlled by a nonverbal stimulus (such as an object, event, or property of an object) and is maintained by nonspecific social reinforcement (praise).

Tactverb

(psychology) To use a tact (a kind of verbal operant; see noun sense).

Tactnoun

The sense of touch; feeling.

Tactnoun

The stroke in beating time.

Tactnoun

Sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty; nice perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances.

Tactnoun

consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence