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Bi vs Discreet - What's the difference?

bi | discreet |

As adjectives the difference between bi and discreet

is that bi is bisexual while discreet is respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic.

As a noun bi

is a type of jade disk produced in ancient China.

bi

English

Etymology 1

From (m).

Adjective

(-)
  • (colloquial) Bisexual.
    • I'm hetero, but my oldest sister is bi .

    See also

    * bi-

    Etymology 2

    (etyl)

    Noun

    (bi)
  • A type of jade disk produced in ancient China.

    • See also

    * English invariant nouns English nouns with irregular plurals English two-letter words ----

    discreet

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic.
    • With a discreet gesture, she reminded him to mind his manners.
    John just doesn't understand that laughing at Mary all day is not very discreet .
  • Not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous.

    • Usage notes

    * Do not confuse with discrete .

    Derived terms

    * discreetly * discretion

    Anagrams

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