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Discerning (Adjective)

Meaning 1

Able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive; "discerning taste"; "a discerning eye for color".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Meaning 2

Having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Antonyms

  • Undiscerning

Meaning 3

Quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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All adjective clusters.

Examples

  • A discerning listener, she could pick up on the subtlest cues in her friend's tone of voice and offer empathetic words of encouragement.
  • As a novelist, Hawthorne was a discerning observer of human nature, unraveling the complexities of the human heart through his characters.
  • With her keen intuition, she was a discerning friend who could tell when someone was upset even if they tried to hide it.
  • Through Hawthorne's writing, one can sense the presence of a discerning and thoughtful mind grappling with the deeper mysteries of existence.
  • A discerning critic of society, Hawthorne used his fiction to unmask the hypocrisies and reveal the darker aspects of human experience.

Synonyms

  • Apprehensive

Meaning 4

Unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic; "a discerning editor"; "a discreet silence".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

  • Discreet
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