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- Dictionarydiscerning/dɪˈsəːnɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. having or showing good judgement: "the brasserie attracts discerning customers"
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DISCERNING definition: 1. showing good judgment, especially about style and quality: 2. showing good judgment, especially…. Learn more.
The meaning of DISCERNING is showing insight and understanding : discriminating. How to use discerning in a sentence.
If you describe someone as discerning, you mean that they are able to judge which things of a particular kind are good and which are bad.
Discerning definition: showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding. See examples of DISCERNING used in a sentence.
having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others. adjective. able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive. “ discerning taste”
1. a. : to detect with the eyes. discerned a figure approaching through the fog. b. : to detect with senses other than vision. discerned a strange odor. 2. : to recognize or identify as separate and distinct : discriminate. discern right from wrong. 3. : to come to know or recognize mentally. unable to discern his motives. intransitive verb.
to see, recognize, or understand something that is not clear: I could just discern a figure in the darkness. It is difficult to discern any pattern in these figures. Synonyms. distinguish. recognize. spot. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Using the eyes. accommodate. accommodation. all eyes are on someone/something idiom. astigmatic.
Definition of discerning adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
discerning - having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader"
Things that can be identified or distinguished in such a way can be described as discernible. The adjective discerning can be used to describe someone who has the ability to discern or to describe such an ability, as in Most chefs have a very discerning palate. A close synonym is discriminating.
