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Hidden vs Discreet - What's the difference?

hidden | discreet |

As adjectives the difference between hidden and discreet

is that hidden is that has been moved out of sight invisible or unapparent while discreet is respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic.

As a verb hidden

is .

hidden

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That has been moved out of sight. Invisible or unapparent.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1892, author=(James Yoxall)
    • , section=chapter 7, title= The Lonely Pyramid , passage=It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood.}}
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2014-06-14, volume=411, issue=8891, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= It's a gas , passage=One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.}}
  • Obscure.
  • That has been hidden.

    • Synonyms

    * See

    Antonyms

    * See

    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

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