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- Dictionarydis·cern·ing/dəˈsərniNG/
adjective
- 1. having or showing good judgment: "the restaurant attracts discerning customers"
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The meaning of DISCERNING is showing insight and understanding : discriminating. How to use discerning in a sentence.
DISCERNING definition: 1. showing good judgment, especially about style and quality: 2. showing good judgment, especially…. Learn more.
If you describe someone as discerning, you mean that they are able to judge which things of a particular kind are good and which are bad.
1. a. : to detect with the eyes. discerned a figure approaching through the fog. b. : to detect with senses other than vision. discerned a strange odor. 2. : to recognize or identify as separate and distinct : discriminate. discern right from wrong. 3. : to come to know or recognize mentally. unable to discern his motives. intransitive verb.
Discerning is an adjective that means able to discern—recognize small details, accurately tell the difference between similar things, and make intelligent judgements by using such observations. Discerning is also the continuous (- ing ) form of the verb discern.
to see, recognize, or understand something that is not clear: I could just discern a figure in the darkness. It is difficult to discern any pattern in these figures. Synonyms. distinguish. recognize. spot. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Using the eyes. accommodate. accommodation. all eyes are on someone/something idiom. astigmatic.
to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend: They discerned a sail on the horizon. Synonyms: espy, descry, discover. to distinguish mentally; recognize as distinct or different; discriminate: He is incapable of discerning right from wrong. Synonyms: judge, differentiate. verb (used without object)
Definition of discerning adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
having or revealing keen insight and good judgment. “a discerning critic” “a discerning reader” synonyms: critical. characterized by careful evaluation and judgment. clear, percipient. characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving. clear-eyed, clear-sighted, perspicacious. mentally acute or penetratingly discerning. prescient.
Definition of discern verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
