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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Discern \Dis*cern"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discerned; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Discerning.] [F. discerner, L. discernere,
     discretum; dis- + cernere to separate, distinguish. See
     Certain, and cf. Discreet.]
     1. To see and identify by noting a difference or differences;
        to note the distinctive character of; to discriminate; to
        distinguish.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To discern such buds as are fit to produce blossoms.
                                                    --Boyle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A counterfeit stone which thine eye can not discern
              from a right stone.                   --Robynson
                                                    (More's
                                                    Utopia).
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To see by the eye or by the understanding; to perceive and
        recognize; as, to discern a difference.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And [I] beheld among the simple ones, I discerned
              among the youths, a young man void of understanding.
                                                    --Prov. vii.
                                                    7.
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              Our unassisted sight . . . is not acute enough to
              discern the minute texture of visible objects.
                                                    --Beattie.
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              I wake, and I discern the truth.      --Tennyson.
  
     Syn: To perceive; distinguish; discover; penetrate;
          discriminate; espy; descry; detect. See Perceive.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Discerning \Dis*cern"ing\, a.
     Acute; shrewd; sagacious; sharp-sighted. --Macaulay.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Discerning \Dis*cern"ing\, a.
     Acute; shrewd; sagacious; sharp-sighted. --Macaulay.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Discern \Dis*cern"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discerned; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Discerning.] [F. discerner, L. discernere,
     discretum; dis- + cernere to separate, distinguish. See
     Certain, and cf. Discreet.]
     1. To see and identify by noting a difference or differences;
        to note the distinctive character of; to discriminate; to
        distinguish.
  
              To discern such buds as are fit to produce blossoms.
                                                    --Boyle.
  
              A counterfeit stone which thine eye can not discern
              from a right stone.                   --Robynson
                                                    (More's
                                                    Utopia).
  
     2. To see by the eye or by the understanding; to perceive and
        recognize; as, to discern a difference.
  
              And [I] beheld among the simple ones, I discerned
              among the youths, a young man void of understanding.
                                                    --Prov. vii.
                                                    7.
  
              Our unassisted sight . . . is not acute enough to
              discern the minute texture of visible objects.
                                                    --Beattie.
  
              I wake, and I discern the truth.      --Tennyson.
  
     Syn: To perceive; distinguish; discover; penetrate;
          discriminate; espy; descry; detect. See Perceive.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  discerning
       adj 1: having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a
              discerning critic"; "a discerning reader" [ant: undiscerning]
       2: unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic; "a discerning
          editor"; "a discreet silence" [syn: discreet]
       3: quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"-
          Nathaniel Hawthorne [syn: apprehensive]
       4: able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive;
          "discerning taste"; "a discerning eye for color"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  discerning
     Αγγλικά a.
     οξυδερκής, με αναλυτική ματιά, παρατηρητικός κριτής

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  discerning
     a.
     Of keen insight or good judgement; perceptive.
     n.
     discernment
     vb.
     (present participle of en discern nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  discerning
     a.
     Of keen insight or good judgement; perceptive.
     n.
     discernment
     vb.
     (present participle of en discern nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  discerning
     a.
     Of keen insight or good judgement; perceptive.
     n.
     discernment
     vb.
     (present participle of en discern nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  discerning
     a.
     Of keen insight or good judgement; perceptive.
     n.
     discernment
     vb.
     (present participle of en discern nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  discerning
     Englanti a.
     tarkkanäköinen, arvostelukykyinen; valikoiva, laatutietoinen
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm d iscern ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  discerning
     Engelska a.
     skarpsinnig, skarpsynt, kritisk, omdömesgill, upplyst; (avledning en
  discern ordform=prespart)
     Engelska n.
     förstånd, urskiljning
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb discern)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Discerning /dɪsˈɜːnɪŋ/
  المعرفة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  discerning //dɪˈsɜːn.iŋ// //dɪˈsɝn.iŋ// 
  прозорлив, проницателен
  of keen insight

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  discerning /dɪsˈɜːnɪŋ/ 
  bystrý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  discerning /dɪsˈɜːnɪŋ/ 
  soudný