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- Dictionarydiscerning/dɪˈsəːnɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. having or showing good judgement: "the brasserie attracts discerning customers"
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DISCERNING definition: 1. showing good judgment, especially about style and quality: 2. showing good judgment, especially…. Learn more.
The meaning of DISCERNING is showing insight and understanding : discriminating. How to use discerning in a sentence.
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.
To be discerning is to be able to tell things apart—to separate them, even when they appear to be very similar. People who are discerning are able to make keen observations about things. A person with a discerning palate may be able to discern flavors that others cannot.
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.
