discretion :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse"

judgment, judgement, judging

n. the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions

taste, preference, predilection, penchant

n. a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

preference, predilection

n. a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"

preference, druthers

n. the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake"

judgment, judgement, sagacity, sagaciousness, discernment

n. the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations

carefulness

n. the quality of being careful and painstaking; "I admired the carefulness of his work"

confidence

n. a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"

insightfulness, acumen

n. shrewdness shown by keen insight

intelligence

n. the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

perspicacity, astuteness, shrewdness, perspicaciousness

n. intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

discrimination

n. the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished

taste, gustation, gustatory modality, sense of taste

n. the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"

folly, foolishness, unwiseness

n. the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

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