Discernment - Definition

n 1: the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has
virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
[syn: understanding, apprehension, discernment,
savvy]
2: delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values);
"arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid
success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in
bad taste" [syn: taste, appreciation, discernment,
perceptiveness]
3: perception of that which is obscure [syn: discernment,
perceptiveness]
4: the mental ability to understand and discriminate between
relations [syn: sagacity, sagaciousness, judgment,
judgement, discernment]
5: the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of
discernment" [syn: discretion, discernment]