discernment English

Meaning discernment meaning

What does discernment mean?

discernment

— noun perception of that which is obscure

— noun the trait of judging wisely and objectively a man of discernment

— noun (= taste) 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

— noun (= understanding) the cognitive condition of someone who understands he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect

— noun (= sagacity) the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations

Synonyms discernment synonyms

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discernment English » English

discrimination

judgment

insight

perception

judgement

discretion

understanding

perceptiveness

wisdom

penetration

views

taste

sense

savvy

sagacity

opinion

intelligence

apprehension

self-respect

sagaciousness

pride

perspicacity

intellect

identification

foresight

appreciation

acumen

wit

wise

will

volition

viewpoint

tact

sharp-sightedness

scan

rankism

point of view

perceptivity

observation point

knowledge

ken

keen-sightedness

intuitive feeling

intellectual acumen

information

hold

having eye for

having

grip

grasp

Topics discernment topics

What do people use discernment to talk about?

Language and thought Think Mind

Intelligent

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  ability capacity circumspection cleverness competence cunning discernment discretion discrimination insight intelligence IQ judgment knowledge philosophy profundity prudence rationality reasoning sagacity sanity sense sensibility shrewdness smarts sophistication understanding wisdom wit

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Discernment, legal intention and freedom.

And your mother has no discernment.

You'll talk about discernment to a man who's still in love after 44 years?

Do you think every couple you marry here has discernment?

You should've asked me for discernment when I married.

No discernment, no caution. This is a business.

Not that my powers of discernment have ever been particularly sharp, vis-a-vis good times from bad, but in this instance, it's bad.

Industry married with discernment.

Well, you can teach students to draw, you can teach them symmetry and proportion, you can even teach them discernment.

The customer is clearly a gentleman of great taste and discernment.

Hush. The man is a fool, with no more taste and discernment than a monkey in a milliner's.

I pray for discernment and guidance as we journey on.

Heavenly Father endowed me with the spirit of discernment.

You're a man of taste and discernment, a man like.

You have invented a device which allows you to forgo memory and discernment, but I don't mind.

Waverly is a man of discernment and intelligence.

Since you highlighted, you pay to me to exercise my discernment as for what it can threaten the public order and this does not threaten.

She's totally lacking in scruples and discernment.

I think Colonel Brandon has a little more discernment than your usual audience.

Children with taste and discernment clearly.

The man is a fool, with no more taste and discernment than a monkey in a milliner's. We shall see you right.

Action and discernment, Marc.

We should praise his wisdom and discernment.

Dear God, let discernment and doubt be my guides.

Who of us loves it with such generosity, such humility, and above all, such discernment?

No, it's a BMW for people with taste and discernment.

You. Waverly is a man of discernment and intelligence.

Well, that is quite clear - knowledge, discernment.

But why not focus this discernment on ourselves?

What I wear, is the same as my competence and my discernment.

The man is a fool, with no more taste and discernment than a monkey in a milliner's.

I applaud his taste and discernment.

News and current affairs

Of course, television can be nice when consumed in small doses and with discernment.

In all other areas, legislation cannot serve as a substitute for the exercise of common sense, discernment, and responsibility by a company's board of directors.

Their galleries showed in a visible and very public way the discernment and judgment that their financial business depended on.

Consequently, it is helpful to have a proxy activity that enables outsiders to see that the process of discernment and valuation really occurs.