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discerning - Dictionary definition and meaning for discerning

DISCERNING

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  • (adj.) having or revealing keen insight and good judgment

    "a discerning critic", "a discerning reader"

  • (adj.) able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive

    "discerning taste", "a discerning eye for color"

  • (adj.) quick to understand

    "a kind and apprehensive friend"

    synonyms : apprehensive

    Kim’s kind and apprehensive nature endeared her to people. -added by naila_inlas

  • (adj.) unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic

    "a discerning editor", "a discreet silence"

    synonyms : discreet

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Mnemonics for discerning

  • (Tag: English) READ IT AS di-screening. A DUAL SCREENING PERSON, WHO KEEPS ON SCREENING EVERYTHING AROUND TWICE( VERY OBSERVANT, ALERT)

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  • (Tag: ) ....this word when splited ..dis(dish)+cern.(CERtain)....so you are very certain to get dish a TV at home....well thats a good judgement because...dish tv offers you much more than..normal cable...as SRK says..DISH HAI TO SAB HAI.....ENJOY!!!!!!!!

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  • (Tag: ) wen u see the person after a long time,amy be ur buddy.ur mind is quick and observant to make good judgement regarding the change in him.

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  • (Tag: ) Discerning is similar to "Discovering". When you discover something you reveal something

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  • (Tag: ) TAKEN FROM DISCERNERE,WHICH FURTHER dis-apart+ cernere- to perceiveSO YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO PERCEIVE THINGS WHICH ARE APART..shows a keen insight or reveals a good judging ability in you.

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  • (Tag: English) disCERNing thus, to go to CERN you should be discerning. be a quick perceiver and have good insight

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  • (Tag: ) when you are concerned then you become discerning .. you make quick observation of thaT THING

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