discernment

1. (noun) perception of that which is obscure
Synonyms: perceptiveness
Related Words: perception

2. (noun) the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discenment"
Synonyms: discretion
Related Words: caution, circumspection, prudence, wisdom, wiseness

3. (noun) 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"
Synonyms: appreciation, perceptiveness, taste
Related Words: connoisseurship, culture, delicacy, discretion, discrimination, style, trend, vertu, virtu, vogue

4. (noun) the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
Synonyms: apprehension, savvy, understanding
Related Words: appreciation, brainstorm, brainwave, comprehension, grasp, grasping, hindsight, hold, insight, knowing, realisation, realization, recognition, self-knowledge, smattering

5. (noun) ability to make good judgments
Synonyms: judgement, judgment, sagaciousness, sagacity
Related Words: circumspection, common sense, discreetness, discretion, eye, good sense, gumption, horse sense, indiscreetness, injudiciousness, judiciousness, mother wit, prudence, sapience, sense, serendipity, wisdom



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