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- Dictionarydiscernment/dɪˈsəːnm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. the ability to judge well: "an astonishing lack of discernment"
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Discernment is the quality of being able to grasp and comprehend what is obscure, or the act of perceiving or discerning something. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for discernment.
Discernment is the ability to judge people and things well. Learn more about this formal and approving word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Discernment is the ability to tell things apart—to separate them, even when they appear to be very similar. People with discernment are able to make keen observations about things. Discernment is often thought to be an ability of those with wisdom or experience.
the ability to judge people and things well: It's clear that you are a person of discernment. Synonym. savvy informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Intelligence. acuity. acumen. agility. aptness. brain. grey matter. gumption. highbrow. horse sense. hyper-intelligent. penetrative. perceptively. percipiently. perspicaciously.
The noun discernment describes a wise way of judging between things, or a particularly perceptive way of seeing things. If you can understand something that's somewhat hidden or obscure — if you figure out the themes of a confusing movie, for example — you're using discernment.
Discern means to see, recognize, or understand something that is not clear. Learn how to use this formal verb in different contexts and find synonyms, translations, and related words.
Discernment is the ability to show good judgement about the quality of somebody/something. Learn how to use this formal word with synonyms, pronunciation and example sentences.
