Associations to the word «Discerning»
Noun
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
DISCERNING, verb. Present participle of discern
DISCERNING, adjective. Of keen insight or good judgement; perceptive.
DISCERNING, noun. Discernment
Dictionary definition
DISCERNING, adjective. Having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader".
DISCERNING, adjective. Unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic; "a discerning editor"; "a discreet silence".
DISCERNING, adjective. Quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne.
DISCERNING, adjective. Able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive; "discerning taste"; "a discerning eye for color".
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.