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 Definitions of discerning  [ɪˈsɜr nɪŋ, -ˈzɜr-]  

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Definition of 'discerning' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) discerning
showing good judgment and understanding.

Etymology:  (1600–10)

Definition of 'discerning' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) discerning
having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
"a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader"

2. (adj) discerning, discreet
unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic
"a discerning editor"; "a discreet silence"

3. (adj) apprehensive, discerning
quick to understand
"a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne

4. (adj) discerning
able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive
"discerning taste"; "a discerning eye for color"


Definition of 'discerning' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) discerning
having good judgment about quality
books for the discerning reader


Definition of 'discerning' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) discerning
acute; shrewd; sagacious; sharp-sighted

2.  discerning
of Discern



'discerning' - Nearby Entries  

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