discernment

Plural: discernments

Noun

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands
• delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
• perception of that which is obscure
• the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
• the trait of judging wisely and objectively
  • "a man of discernment"
• The ability to distinguish; judgement.
• The act of distinguishing between things.
• The ability to distinguish between things.
• The ability to perceive differences that exist.
• The condition of understanding.
• Aesthetic discrimination; taste, appreciation.
• Perceptiveness.
• The ability to make wise judgements; sagacity.
• Discretion in judging objectively.

Synonyms

appreciation, apprehension, discretion, judgement, judgment, perceptiveness, sagaciousness, sagacity, savvy, taste, understanding

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