Definition of 'discernment'
Noun
- the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
Synonyms: understanding apprehension savvy - delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"
Synonyms: taste appreciation perceptiveness - perception of that which is obscure
Synonyms: perceptiveness - the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
Synonyms: sagacity sagaciousness judgment judgement - the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment"
Synonyms: discretion
