Discerning Definition & Meaning
discerning
- adjective
- having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader"
- unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic; "a discerning editor"; "a discreet silence"
- quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive; "discerning taste"; "a discerning eye for color"
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- What does discerning mean?
- having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader" unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic; "a discerning editor"; "a discreet silence" quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive; "discerning taste"; "a discerning eye for color"
- What part of speech is discerning?
- Discerning is an adjective.
- How many definitions does discerning have?
- Discerning has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).