 discernment |
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| 1. | [ noun ] ability to make good judgments | |
| Synonyms: | sagaciousness judgment judgement sagacity | |
| Related terms: | wisdom common_sense eye discretion injudiciousness serendipity judiciousness | |
| 2. | [ noun ] perception of that which is obscure | |
| Synonyms: | perceptiveness | |
| Related terms: | perception recognize | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (psychology) delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values) | |
| Synonyms: | taste appreciation perceptiveness | |
| Examples: | "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success" "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste" |
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| Related terms: | discrimination vogue culture virtu delicacy tasteful tasteless | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (psychology) the cognitive condition of someone who understands | |
| Synonyms: | understanding apprehension savvy | |
| Examples: | "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" |
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| Related terms: | knowing appreciation comprehension insight realization grasping hindsight self-knowledge comprehension smattering understand get_the_picture | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the trait of judging wisely and objectively | |
| Synonyms: | discretion | |
| Examples: | "a man of discernment" |
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| Related terms: | wisdom prudence circumspection | |
| Similar spelling: |
discernible discernable Dicranum discriminate dichromat discriminator discerning dichromate discriminatory discriminative discrimination discriminating discernability dichromatic dichromatism discriminable Dicranaceae dichromia |
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