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adjective
- 1. having or showing good judgement: "the brasserie 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.
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.
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. ...tailor-made holidays to suit the more discerning traveller.
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.
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.
Definitions of discerning. adjective. 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.
Definition of discerning adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
discerning - able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive; "discerning taste"; "a discerning eye for color". discriminating - showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur".
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)
