discreet
/dɪˈskriːt/
US pronunciation
American sound/dɪˈskriːt/
dɪˈskriːt
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- 2 syllables
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- 2nd syllable stress
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- Short i vowel
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dɪ - ˈskriːt -> discreet
Myanmar meaning
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အပြောအဆို လိမ္မာသိုသိပ်သော။ မသိမသာ (သော)။ ပိပိရိရိ(ဖြစ်သော)။
We must be extremely discreet—my husband suspects something. ❍ I should make a few discreet inquiries about the firm before you sign anything. ❍ (fig ) a discreet perfume.
(ရနံ့ မပြင်းသော) သင်းပျံ့ပျံ့ရေမွှေး။
See also DISCRETION ၁, Compare INDISCREET discreetly adv : I saw him glance discreetly at his watch.
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tactful, circumspect, cautious, careful, diplomatic, judicious, prudent, alert, attentive, awake, cagey, calculating, chary, civil, conservative, considerate, controlled, discerning, discriminating, gingerly, guarded, having foresight, heedful, inconspicuous, intelligent, like a clam, moderate, modest, noncommittal, not rash, observant, on lookout, politic, precautious, reasonable, reserved, restrained, safe, sagacious, sensible, strategic, subtle, tasteful, temperate, thoughtful, understated, unnoticeable, unobtrusive, vigilant, wary, watchful, wise, worldly-wise
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