discernment
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(noun) perception of that which is obscure |
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Synonyms: perceptiveness |
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Related Words: perception |
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(noun) the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discenment" |
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Synonyms: discretion |
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Related Words: caution, circumspection, prudence, wisdom, wiseness |
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(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" |
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Synonyms: appreciation, perceptiveness, taste |
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Related Words: connoisseurship, culture, delicacy, discretion, discrimination, style, trend, vertu, virtu, vogue |
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(noun) the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" |
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Synonyms: apprehension, savvy, understanding |
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Related Words: appreciation, brainstorm, brainwave, comprehension, grasp, grasping, hindsight, hold, insight, knowing, realisation, realization, recognition, self-knowledge, smattering |
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(noun) ability to make good judgments |
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Synonyms: judgement, judgment, sagaciousness, sagacity |
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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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