Discerning
ahd-5
adjective.
Exhibiting keen insight and good judgment; perceptive.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Having power to discern; discriminating; penetrating; acute: as, a
discerning
man; a
discerning
mind.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Acute; shrewd; sagacious; sharp-sighted.
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verb.
Present participle of
discern
.
adjective.
Of
keen
insight
or
good
judgement
;
perceptive
.
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adjective.
quick to understand
adjective.
having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
adjective.
unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic
adjective.
able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive
Antonyms
Words with the opposite meaning
blind
Equivalent
clear
clear-eyed
clear-sighted
discriminating
perceptive
Etymologically Related
discern
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
adjourning
burning
churning
concerning
earning
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Argus-eyed
acute
acute
apperceptive
appercipient
verb-stem
discern