adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College 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

All synonyms

percipientacuteapperceptiveappercipientapprehensiveapprehensive

Antonyms

All antonyms

undiscerning

Example

More examples

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

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