Associations to the word «Discerning»

Wiktionary

DISCERNING, verb. Present participle of discern
DISCERNING, adjective. Of keen insight or good judgement; perceptive.
DISCERNING, noun. Discernment

Dictionary definition

DISCERNING, adjective. Having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader".
DISCERNING, adjective. Unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic; "a discerning editor"; "a discreet silence".
DISCERNING, adjective. Quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne.
DISCERNING, adjective. Able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive; "discerning taste"; "a discerning eye for color".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley