1. discernment - noun
· the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
Synonym(s): understanding, apprehension, savvy
Hypernym(s): knowing
2. 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"
Synonym(s): taste, appreciation, perceptiveness
Hypernym(s): discrimination, secernment
3. discernment - noun
· perception of that which is obscure
Synonym(s): perceptiveness
Hypernym(s): perception
4. discernment - noun
· the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
Synonym(s): sagacity, sagaciousness, judgment, judgement
5. discernment - noun
· the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment"
Synonym(s): discretion
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