We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.
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Discernment
Synonyms for "discernment" (125 found)
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Closest matches (25)
Noun(9 words)
acuityacumenacutenessapperceptionastutenessbrainclassclear sightcogencycolor visioncone visioncritical discernmentcultureday visiondaylight vision
Verb(1 words)
apply judgment
Strong matches (38)
Verb(2 words)
discerningmake decisions
Noun(10 words)
discretiondistinction makingethical discernmentgood judgmentinsightjudgementjudgementsjudgmentsmental judgmentmoral discernment
discriminationeyeeye-mindednesseyesightfarseeingnessfarsightfarsightednessfield of viewfield of visionflairforesightforesightednessgracehorizonincisivenessinsightintelligenceintuitionjudgmentkeen sight
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Adjective(1 words)
exquisite taste
Related words (62)
night visionpenetrationperceptionperceptivenesspercipienceperipheral fieldperipheral visionperspicaciousnessperspicacityperspicuityperspicuousnessphotopiapower of sightprofundityprovidencepurviewquick sightrangereasonrefinement
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rod visionsagaciousnesssagacitysavoir-fairescopescotopiaseeingselectionsensesense of sightsensibilityshrewdnesssightsightednesssophisticationsweeptacttrenchancytwilight visionunobstructed visionvisionvisual acuityvisual fieldvisual sensewit
Noun(15 words)
perceivingperceptivenessperceptual differentiationperspicacitysagaciousnesssagacitysapiencesavvysensibilitiessound judgmentspiritual discernmenttasteundeceivingunderstandingwariness
Adjective(1 words)
refined sensibility
Verb(1 words)
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More general
11 entriescognitiondiscriminationethicsknowingmental processmoral philosophyperceptionsapiencesecernmentwisdomwiseness
More specific
7 entriesdifferentiationethical judgmentmoral discernmentperceptual differentiationprofessional discernmentsituational awarenessspiritual discernment
Collocations
5 entriesdiscernment skillsethical discernmentkeen discernmentmoral discernmentsound discernment
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
7 total sentences available.
I'm Muslim and I have the gift of discernment.
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I have complete faith in your discernment and believe you'll make the right choices.
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More than thirty years ago, when our knowledge of variation was far less than it is now, Dr. Stejneger had the discernment to interpret Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus), Colaptes cafer (Gmelin), and Colaptes hybridus (Baird) to be dichromatic or trichromatic phases of one species, and not two species that hybridize on a gigantic scale.
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