Definition of DISCERNING

discerning

Plural: discernings

Verb

  • detect with the senses
  • present participle and gerund of discern

Adjective

  • having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
    • "a discerning critic"
    • "a discerning reader"

Adjective Satellite

  • unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic
    • "a discerning editor"
  • quick to understand; - Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive
    • "discerning taste"
    • "a discerning eye for color"

Adj

  • Of keen insight or selective judgement; perceptive.

Noun

  • discernment

Examples

  • The discerning customer will appreciate our new range of quality clothing.

Synonyms

apprehensive, discern, discreet, distinguish, make out, pick out, recognise, recognize, spot, tell apart

Antonyms

undiscerning

Scrabble Score: 14

discerning: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
discerning: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
discerning: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

discerning: valid Words With Friends Word