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- DictionaryDis·cern·ment/dəˈsərnm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. the ability to judge well: "an astonishing lack of discernment"
- 2. (in Christian contexts) perception in the absence of judgment with a view to obtaining spiritual guidance and understanding: "without providing for a time of healing and discernment, there will be no hope of living through this present moment without a shattering of our common life"
The meaning of DISCERNMENT is the quality of being able to grasp and comprehend what is obscure : skill in discerning. How to use discernment in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Discernment.
Discernment is the ability to tell things apart—to separate them, even when they appear to be very similar. People with discernment are able to make keen observations about things. Discernment is often thought to be an ability of those with wisdom or experience.
The noun discernment describes a wise way of judging between things, or a particularly perceptive way of seeing things. If you can understand something that's somewhat hidden or obscure — if you figure out the themes of a confusing movie, for example — you're using discernment.
the ability to judge people and things well: It's clear that you are a person of discernment. Synonym. savvy informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Intelligence. acuity. acumen. agility. aptness. brain. gumption. highbrow. horse sense. hyper-intelligent. imaginative. perceptively. percipiently. perspicaciously. perspicacity.
noun [ U ] formal approving us / dɪˈsɝːn.mənt / uk / dɪˈsɜːn.mənt / Add to word list. the ability to judge people and things well: It's clear that you are a person of discernment. Synonym. savvy informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Intelligence. acuity. acumen. agility. aptness. brain. grey matter. gumption. highbrow. horse sense.
The meaning of DISCERN is to detect with the eyes. How to use discern in a sentence.
the faculty of discerning; discerning; discrimination; acuteness of judgment and understanding.
Discern definition: to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend. See examples of DISCERN used in a sentence.
discernment. noun. Skill in perceiving, discriminating, or judging: acumen, astuteness, clear-sightedness, discrimination, eye, keenness, nose, penetration, perceptiveness, percipience, percipiency, perspicacity, sagacity, sageness, shrewdness, wit. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.
Definition of discernment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
