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Definition of discernment

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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..

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Distinction :: Distinction (n.) The act of distinguishing or denoting the differences between objects, or the qualities by which one is known from others; exercise of discernment; discrimination..

Half-sighted :: Half-sighted (a.) Seeing imperfectly; having weak discernment.

Tact :: Tact (n.) Sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty; nice perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances.

Sagacity :: Sagacity (n.) The quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment or penetration with soundness of judgment; shrewdness.

Discernance :: Discernance (n.) Discernment.

Insight :: Insight (n.) Power of acute observation and deduction; penetration; discernment; perception.

Perspicacity :: Perspicacity (n.) The state of being perspicacious; acuteness of sight or of intelligence; acute discernment.

Sense :: Sense (v. t.) Perception through the intellect; apprehension; recognition; understanding; discernment; appreciation.

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..

Critically :: Critically (adv.) In a critical manner; with nice discernment; accurately; exactly.

Callidity :: Callidity (n.) Acuteness of discernment; cunningness; shrewdness.

Wisdom :: Wisdom (a.) The quality of being wise; knowledge, and the capacity to make due use of it; knowledge of the best ends and the best means; discernment and judgment; discretion; sagacity; skill; dexterity..

Sage :: Sage (superl.) Having nice discernment and powers of judging; prudent; grave; sagacious.

Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) The faculty of nice discernment or perception; acumen; keenness; sharpness; sensitiveness; -- applied to the senses, or the understanding. By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions: by acuteness of intellect, we discern nice distinctions..

Perspicacious :: Perspicacious (a.) Fig.: Of acute discernment; keen.

Discretion :: Discretion (n.) The quality of being discreet; wise conduct and management; cautious discernment, especially as to matters of propriety and self-control; prudence; circumspection; wariness..

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

Discrimination :: Discrimination (n.) The quality of being discriminating; faculty of nicely distinguishing; acute discernment; as, to show great discrimination in the choice of means..

Election :: Election (a.) Discriminating choice; discernment.

Nasutness :: Nasutness (n.) Quickness of scent; hence, nice discernment; acuteness..