Meaning

8 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of distinguishing between things.

  2. (countable, uncountable)The ability to distinguish between things.

    Urteilsvermögen

    the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations

  3. (countable, uncountable)The ability to perceive differences that exist.

    Einsicht

  4. (countable, uncountable)The condition of understanding.

    Einsicht

    the cognitive condition of someone who understands

  5. (countable, uncountable)Aesthetic discrimination; taste, appreciation.

    Diskriminierung, Urteilsvermögen, Urteilsvermögen

  6. (countable, uncountable)Perceptiveness.

    Einsicht

  7. (countable, uncountable)The ability to make wise judgements; sagacity.

    Urteilsvermögen

  8. (countable, uncountable)Discretion in judging objectively.

    Urteilsvermögen

    the trait of judging wisely and objectively

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Wisdom is the power of discernment.

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  2. I have complete faith in your discernment and believe you'll make the right choices.

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  3. Discernment prevails over impulse.

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  4. I'm Muslim and I have the gift of discernment.

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Translations

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By meaning 3
the ability to distinguish between things:
the ability to perceive differences that exist:
discrimination:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: discernments
Singulardiscernment
Pluraldiscernments

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Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relateddiscern

See also

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