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Detailed Synonyms for discernment in English

discernment:

discernment [the ~] noun

  1. the discernment
    the insight; the discernment
  2. the discernment
    the understanding; the insight; the brain; the notion; the discernment
  3. the discernment
    the acuteness; the sharp-mindedness; the discernment; the keen perception; the sharpness; the acumen; the sagacity; the slyness; the shrewdness
  4. the discernment
    the intelligence; the sagacity; the brightness; the cleverness; the insight; the discernment; the smartness
  5. the discernment
    – the trait of judging wisely and objectively 1
    the discretion; the discernment
    – the trait of judging wisely and objectively 1
  6. the discernment
    – the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations 1
    the judgement; the discernment; the sagacity; the judgment; the sagaciousness
    – the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations 1
  7. the discernment
    – perception of that which is obscure 1
    the discernment; the perceptiveness
    – perception of that which is obscure 1
  8. the discernment
    – delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values) 1
    the taste; the appreciation; the discernment; the perceptiveness
    – delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values) 1
    • taste [the ~] noun
      • arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success1
      • to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste1
    • appreciation [the ~] noun
    • discernment [the ~] noun
    • perceptiveness [the ~] noun
  9. the discernment
    – the cognitive condition of someone who understands 1
    the understanding; the apprehension; the discernment; the savvy
    – the cognitive condition of someone who understands 1

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Related Definitions for "discernment":

  1. the trait of judging wisely and objectively1
    • a man of discernment1
  2. the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations1
  3. perception of that which is obscure1
  4. delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)1
  5. the cognitive condition of someone who understands1

discernment form of discern:

to discern verb (discerns, discerned, discerning)

  1. to discern
    distinguish from each other; to discern
  2. to discern
    to nuance; to distinguish; to discern; to discriminate; to differentiate
    • nuance verb (nuances, nuanced, nuancing)
    • distinguish verb (distinguishes, distinguished, distinguishing)
    • discern verb (discerns, discerned, discerning)
    • discriminate verb (discriminates, discriminated, discriminating)
    • differentiate verb (differentiates, differentiated, differentiating)
  3. to discern
    – detect with the senses 1
    to distinguish; to spot; to discern; to make out; to pick out; to recognize; recognise; tell apart
    – detect with the senses 1
    • distinguish verb (distinguishes, distinguished, distinguishing)
    • spot verb (spots, spotted, spotting)
    • discern verb (discerns, discerned, discerning)
    • make out verb (makes out, made out, making out)
      • I can't make out the faces in this photograph1
    • pick out verb (picks out, picked out, picking out)
    • recognize verb, American (recognizes, recognized, recognizing)
    • recognise verb, British
    • tell apart verb

Conjugations for discern:

present
  1. discern
  2. discern
  3. discerns
  4. discern
  5. discern
  6. discern
simple past
  1. discerned
  2. discerned
  3. discerned
  4. discerned
  5. discerned
  6. discerned
present perfect
  1. have discerned
  2. have discerned
  3. has discerned
  4. have discerned
  5. have discerned
  6. have discerned
past continuous
  1. was discerning
  2. were discerning
  3. was discerning
  4. were discerning
  5. were discerning
  6. were discerning
future
  1. shall discern
  2. will discern
  3. will discern
  4. shall discern
  5. will discern
  6. will discern
continuous present
  1. am discerning
  2. are discerning
  3. is discerning
  4. are discerning
  5. are discerning
  6. are discerning
subjunctive
  1. be discerned
  2. be discerned
  3. be discerned
  4. be discerned
  5. be discerned
  6. be discerned
diverse
  1. discern!
  2. let's discern!
  3. discerned
  4. discerning
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

discern

  1. discern

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Related Definitions for "discern":

  1. detect with the senses1