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(adjective) having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader" |
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Antonyms: undiscerning |
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(satellite adjective) able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive; "discerning taste"; "a fine eye for color" |
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Synonyms: fine |
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(satellite adjective) unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic; "a discerning editor"; "a discreet silence" |
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Synonyms: discreet |
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(satellite adjective) quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne |
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Synonyms: apprehensive |
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