Definition of discern

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Discern (v. t.) To see by the eye or by the understanding; to perceive and recognize; as, to discern a difference..

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Discern :: Discern (v. t.) To see by the eye or by the understanding; to perceive and recognize; as, to discern a difference..
Wise :: Wise (v.) Hence, especially, making due use of knowledge; discerning and judging soundly concerning what is true or false, proper or improper; choosing the best ends and the best means for accomplishing them; sagacious..
Blind :: Blind (a.) Undiscerning; undiscriminating; inconsiderate.
Descry :: Descry (v. t.) To spy out or discover by the eye, as objects distant or obscure; to espy; to recognize; to discern; to discover..
Sense :: Sense (v. t.) Perception through the intellect; apprehension; recognition; understanding; discernment; appreciation.
Apprehensive :: Apprehensive (a.) Capable of apprehending, or quick to do so; apt; discerning..
Ken :: Ken (n. t.) To recognize; to descry; to discern.
Distinguisher :: Distinguisher (n.) One who discerns accurately the difference of things; a nice or judicious observer.
Distinguish :: Distinguish (v. t.) To recognize or discern by marks, signs, or characteristic quality or qualities; to know and discriminate (anything) from other things with which it might be confounded; as, to distinguish the sound of a drum..
Subtlety :: Subtlety (n.) Nice discernment with delicacy of mental action; nicety of discrimination.
Perception :: Perception (n.) The act of perceiving; cognizance by the senses or intellect; apperhension by the bodily organs, or by the mind, of what is presented to them; discernment; apperhension; cognition..
Scern :: Scern (v. t.) To discern; to perceive.
Blind :: Blind (a.) Having such a state or condition as a thing would have to a person who is blind; not well marked or easily discernible; hidden; unseen; concealed; as, a blind path; a blind ditch..
Skillful :: Skillful (a.) Discerning; reasonable; judicious; cunning.
Discernment :: Discernment (n.) The act of discerning.
Discernible :: Discernible (a.) Capable of being discerned by the eye or the understanding; as, a star is discernible by the eye; the identity of difference of ideas is discernible by the understanding..
Discerning :: Discerning (a.) Acute; shrewd; sagacious; sharp-sighted.
Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish..
Nasutness :: Nasutness (n.) Quickness of scent; hence, nice discernment; acuteness..
Taste :: Taste (n.) The power of perceiving and relishing excellence in human performances; the faculty of discerning beauty, order, congruity, proportion, symmetry, or whatever constitutes excellence, particularly in the fine arts and belles-letters; critical judgment; discernment..
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