Discerning

English

Verb

discerning

1. Present participle of discern.

Adjective

Discerning (comparative more Discerning, superlative most Discerning)

1. Of keen insight or good judgement; perceptive.

Related terms

• discern

Adverbs for Discerning

notoriously; profoundly; deeply; sagacious-ly; judicially; philosophically; expertly; adroitly; cleverly; keenly; astutely; shrewdly; solidly; quickly; brilliantly; acutely; intelligently; ingeniously; discriminatingly; wisely.

Thesaurus

acute, apperceptive, appercipient, argute, astute, cogent, farseeing, farsighted, foreseeing, foresighted, forethoughted, forethoughtful, gnostic, incisive, insightful, judicious, knowing, knowledgeable, longheaded, longsighted, penetrating, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, perspicuous, piercing, provident, sagacious, sage, trenchant, understanding

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /dɪˈsɜːn.iŋ/, SAMPA: /dI"s3:niN/
• (GenAm) IPA: /dɪˈsɝn.iŋ/, SAMPA: /dI"s3`niN/

Translations

of keen insight

Bulgarian: прозорлив (bg), проницателен (bg)

Finnish: arvostelukykyinen (fi)

Anagrams

• rescinding