discernment

English

Etymology

From Middle French discernement, equivalent to discern +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

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Noun

discernment (countable and uncountable, plural discernments)

1. The ability to distinguish; judgement.
2. The act of distinguishing between things.
3. The ability to distinguish between things.
4. The ability to perceive differences that exist.
5. The condition of understanding.
6. Aesthetic discrimination; taste, appreciation.
7. Perceptiveness.
8. The ability to make wise judgements; sagacity.
9. Discretion in judging objectively.

Related terms

• discern

Translations

discrimination

• Czech: diskriminace (cs) f
• German: Diskriminierung (de) f, Urteilsvermögen (de) n
• Indonesian: penindasan (id), diskriminasi (id)
• Italian: discernimento (it) m

the ability to distinguish between things

• Czech: schopnost odlišit f
• Georgian: გარჩევის უნარი (garčevis unari)
• German: Urteilsvermögen (de) n
• Indonesian: tamyiz (id), pratiaksa
• Italian: distinzione (it) f, oculatezza (it) f, criterio (it) m
• Romanian: discernere (ro) f

the ability to perceive differences that exist

• Georgian: ამოცნობა (amocnoba)
• German: Einsicht (de) f
• Italian: discernimento (it) m

the condition of understanding

• Georgian: მიხვედრილობა (mixvedriloba), გამჭრიახობა (gamč̣riaxoba)
• German: Einsicht (de) f
• Italian: assennatezza (it) f, buonsenso (it) m

aesthetic discrimination; taste, appreciation

• German: Urteilsvermögen (de) n

perceptiveness

• German: Einsicht (de) f
• Indonesian: kedayacerapan

the ability to make wise judgements; sagacity

• Czech: moudrost (cs) f, soudnost (cs) f
• German: Urteilsvermögen (de) n
• Indonesian: kemampuadilan

discretion in judging objectively

• Czech: soudnost (cs) f
• German: Urteilsvermögen (de) n
• Indonesian: tamyiz (id), pratiaksa
• Romanian: discernământ (ro) n

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