Associations to the word «Discernment»

Wiktionary

DISCERNMENT, noun. The ability to distinguish; judgement.
DISCERNMENT, noun. Discrimination.
DISCERNMENT, noun. To distinguish between things.
DISCERNMENT, noun. To perceive differences that exist.
DISCERNMENT, noun. The condition of understanding.
DISCERNMENT, noun. Aesthetic discrimination; taste, appreciation.
DISCERNMENT, noun. Perceptiveness.
DISCERNMENT, noun. The ability to make wise judgements; sagacity.
DISCERNMENT, noun. Discretion in judging objectively.

Dictionary definition

DISCERNMENT, noun. The cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect".
DISCERNMENT, noun. Delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste".
DISCERNMENT, noun. Perception of that which is obscure.
DISCERNMENT, noun. The mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations.
DISCERNMENT, noun. The trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment".

Wise words

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