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- Dictionarydiscerning/dɪˈsəːnɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. having or showing good judgement: "the brasserie attracts discerning customers"
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: showing insight and understanding : discriminating. a discerning critic. discerningly. di-ˈsər-niŋ-lē. -ˈzər- adverb. Synonyms. insightful. perceptive. prudent. sagacious. sage. sapient. wise. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of discerning in a Sentence.
DISCERNING definition: 1. showing good judgment, especially about style and quality: 2. showing good judgment, especially…. Learn more.
Discerning definition: showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding. See examples of DISCERNING used in a sentence.
DISCERN definition: 1. to see, recognize, or understand something that is not clear: 2. to see, recognize, or…. Learn more.
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.
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.
DISCERN meaning: 1. to see, recognize, or understand something that is not clear: 2. to see, recognize, or…. Learn more.
discerning. adjective. /dɪˈsɜːnɪŋ/ /dɪˈsɜːrnɪŋ/ (approving) able to show good judgement about the quality of somebody/something. The discerning customer will recognize this as a high-quality product. To the discerning eye, the quality may seem quite poor. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Take your English to the next level.
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.
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".
