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Astute :: Astute (a.) Critically discerning; sagacious; shrewd; subtle; crafty.

Discern :: Discern (v. t.) To see and identify by noting a difference or differences; to note the distinctive character of; to discriminate; to distinguish.

Clear-sightedness :: Clear-sightedness (n.) Acute discernment.

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..

Discern :: Discern (v. i.) To make cognizance.

Acumen :: Acumen (n.) Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice 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..

Discerning :: Discerning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Discer.

Telescopical :: Telescopical (a.) Able to discern objects at a distance; farseeing; far-reaching; as, a telescopic eye; telescopic vision..

Indiscernible :: Indiscernible (a.) Not to be discerned; imperceptible; not discoverable or visible.

Distinguisher :: Distinguisher (n.) One who discerns accurately the difference of things; a nice or judicious observer.

Espy :: Espy (v. t.) To catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; to discover, as a distant object partly concealed, or not obvious to notice; to see at a glance; to discern unexpectedly; to spy; as, to espy land; to espy a man in a crowd..

Exquisite :: Exquisite (a.) Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; nice; fastidious; as, exquisite judgment, taste, or discernment..

Discernment :: Discernment (n.) The power or faculty of the mind by which it distinguishes one thing from another; power of viewing differences in objects, and their relations and tendencies; penetrative and discriminate mental vision; acuteness; sagacity; insight; as, the errors of youth often proceed from the want of discernment..

Blunt :: Blunt (a.) Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; -- opposed to acute.

Intuition :: Intuition (n.) Any object or truth discerned by direct cognition; especially, a first or primary truth..

Perceptible :: Perceptible (a.) Capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable.

Sharp-witted :: Sharp-witted (a.) Having an acute or nicely discerning mind.

Discerned :: Discerned (imp. & p. p.) of Discer.

Unskillful :: Unskillful (a.) Lacking discernment; injudicious; ignorant.

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