Discerning

/dɪˈsɜː.nɪŋ/ adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    discernment

    "Either his notion weakens, his discernings / Are lethargied"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of discern form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of keen insight or selective judgement; perceptive.

    "The discerning customer will appreciate our new range of quality clothing."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having or revealing keen insight and good judgment wordnet
  2. 2
    able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive wordnet
  3. 3
    quick to understand wordnet
  4. 4
    unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic wordnet

Synonyms

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acuteacute observeraesthetic practice criteriaapperceptiveappercipientappraise

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"Sarah was discerning enough to realize that her friends were trying to prank her."

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