discretion

n 1: freedom to act or judge on one's own

2: knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the

servants showed great tact and discretion" [syn: {discreetness},

{circumspection}, {prudence}]

3: refined taste; tact [syn: {delicacy}]

4: the power of making free choices unconstrained by external

agencies [syn: {free will}]

5: the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of

discenment" [syn: {discernment}]