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adj
Of keen insight or selective judgement; perceptive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
discernment
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
present participle and gerund of discern
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective
having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: undiscerning
adjective satellite
able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
quick to understand- Nathaniel Hawthorne
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: apprehensive
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adjective satellite
unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: discreet
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History
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Across languages
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
