Definition of discerning Discerning
/dɪsɚˈnɪŋ/ - [diserning] - dis•cern•ing
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| discerning - having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader" | ||
| undiscerning lacking discernment | ||
| critical marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude" | ||
| discriminating showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur" | ||
| percipient, clear readily apparent to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature" | ||
| clear-eyed, clear-sighted, perspicacious mentally acute or penetratingly discerning; "too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow"; "chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership"; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument" | ||
| discerning - unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic; "a discerning editor"; "a discreet silence" | ||
| discreet | ||
| tactful showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people; "by diplomatic conduct he avoided antagonizing anyone"; "a tactful way of correcting someone"; "the agency got the kid-glove treatment on Capitol Hill" | ||
| discerning - able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive; "discerning taste"; "a discerning eye for color" | ||
| discerning - quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne | ||
| apprehensive | ||
| perceptive having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation" | ||
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- discerning (Verb)
Present participle of discern. - discerning (Adjective)
Of keen insight or good judgement; perceptive.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- discerning (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Discern - discerning (a.)
Acute; shrewd; sagacious; sharp-sighted.
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🔤- discerning, verb, gerund of discern (infinitive).
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