DISCERNMENT Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word discernment. (close relations)
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| discretion | nounn | |||||
noun • freedom to act or judge on one's own • knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress • refined taste; tact • the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies • the trait of judging wisely and objectively | ||||||
| judgement | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision • an opinion formed by judging something • the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions • the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations • the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions • (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it • the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event | ||||||
| understanding | nounn | |||||
noun • the cognitive condition of someone who understands • the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises • an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion • the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination adjective satellite • characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy | ||||||
| acumen | nounn | |||||
noun • a tapering point • shrewdness shown by keen insight | ||||||
| astuteness | nounn | |||||
noun • intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) • the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas | ||||||
| discrimination | nounn | |||||
noun • unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice • the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished | ||||||
| insight | nounn | |||||
noun • clear or deep perception of a situation • a feeling of understanding • the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation • grasping the inner nature of things intuitively | ||||||
| intelligence | nounn | |||||
noun • the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience • a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy • secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy) • information about recent and important events • the operation of gathering information about an enemy | ||||||
| keenness | nounn | |||||
noun • a quick and penetrating intelligence • a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something • thinness of edge or fineness of point | ||||||
| perception | nounn | |||||
noun • the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept • a way of conceiving something • the process of perceiving • knowledge gained by perceiving • becoming aware of something via the senses | ||||||
| wisdom | nounn | |||||
noun • accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment • an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC • the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight • ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight • the quality of being prudent and sensible | ||||||
| perceptiveness | nounn | |||||
noun • a feeling of understanding • delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values) • perception of that which is obscure • the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding | ||||||
| appreciation | nounn | |||||
noun • understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something • delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values) • an expression of gratitude • a favorable judgment • an increase in price or value | ||||||
| apprehension | nounn | |||||
noun • fearful expectation or anticipation • the cognitive condition of someone who understands • painful expectation • the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) | ||||||
| judgment | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an opinion formed by judging something • the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event • (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it • the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions • the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision • the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions • the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations | ||||||
| sagaciousness | nounn | |||||
noun • the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations • the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating | ||||||
| sagacity | nounn | |||||
noun • the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations • the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating | ||||||
| savvy | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • the cognitive condition of someone who understands verb • get the meaning of something | ||||||
| taste | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus • a strong liking • delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values) • a brief experience of something • a small amount eaten or drunk • the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth • a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds verb • have flavor; taste of something • perceive by the sense of taste • take a sample of • have a distinctive or characteristic taste • distinguish flavors • experience briefly | ||||||
