"discernment" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-discernment.wav Forms: discernments [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French discernement, equivalent to discern + -ment. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*krey-}}, {{uder|en|frm|discernement}} Middle French discernement, {{suffix|en|discern|ment}} discern + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} discernment (countable and uncountable, plural discernments)
  1. The ability to distinguish; judgement. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-discernment-en-noun-eEzZDFKg Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 18 3 15 15 3 6 21 18 1
  2. The act of distinguishing between things. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-discernment-en-noun-LAhZWXGE
  3. The ability to distinguish between things. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the ability to distinguish between things): schopnost odlišit [feminine] (Czech), გარჩევის უნარი (garčevis unari) (Georgian), Urteilsvermögen [neuter] (German), tamyiz (Indonesian), pratiaksa (Indonesian), distinzione [feminine] (Italian), oculatezza [feminine] (Italian), criterio [masculine] (Italian), discernere [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-discernment-en-noun-E-agEj0F Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 18 3 15 15 3 6 21 18 1 Disambiguation of 'the ability to distinguish between things': 23 3 32 20 0 1 1 19 0
  4. The ability to perceive differences that exist. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the ability to perceive differences that exist): ამოცნობა (amocnoba) (Georgian), Einsicht [feminine] (German), discernimento [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-discernment-en-noun-mZ536Dp2 Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 18 3 15 15 3 6 21 18 1 Disambiguation of 'the ability to perceive differences that exist': 22 0 22 34 0 1 1 20 0
  5. The condition of understanding. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the condition of understanding): მიხვედრილობა (mixvedriloba) (Georgian), გამჭრიახობა (gamč̣riaxoba) (Georgian), Einsicht [feminine] (German), assennatezza [feminine] (Italian), buonsenso [masculine] (Italian), هوش (huş) (Ottoman Turkish), ادراك (idrak) (Ottoman Turkish), عقل (ʼakl, ʼakıl) (Ottoman Turkish)
    Sense id: en-discernment-en-noun-~UrP7naK Disambiguation of 'the condition of understanding': 2 1 1 2 88 2 1 2 1
  6. Aesthetic discrimination; taste, appreciation. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (aesthetic discrimination; taste, appreciation): Urteilsvermögen [neuter] (German) Translations (discrimination): diskriminace [feminine] (Czech), Diskriminierung [feminine] (German), Urteilsvermögen [neuter] (German), penindasan (Indonesian), diskriminasi (Indonesian), discernimento [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-discernment-en-noun-85IH~83s Disambiguation of 'aesthetic discrimination; taste, appreciation': 3 1 3 4 1 82 1 3 0 Disambiguation of 'discrimination': 7 1 6 5 4 68 2 7 1
  7. Perceptiveness. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (perceptiveness): Einsicht [feminine] (German), kedayacerapan (Indonesian)
    Sense id: en-discernment-en-noun-GJ4XetHW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 3 10 10 3 4 31 18 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 16 5 12 12 5 6 26 15 3 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 16 5 13 13 5 6 26 15 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 5 8 8 4 5 37 14 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 3 6 6 4 3 41 17 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 2 5 5 2 3 48 16 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 18 3 15 15 3 6 21 18 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 13 5 9 8 6 9 34 14 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 5 9 9 4 6 36 13 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 14 5 9 9 5 8 35 14 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 4 9 9 3 5 38 13 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 14 5 10 10 6 12 27 15 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 14 5 9 9 5 8 35 14 2 Disambiguation of 'perceptiveness': 7 1 3 3 1 1 76 6 1
  8. The ability to make wise judgements; sagacity. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the ability to make wise judgements; sagacity): moudrost [feminine] (Czech), soudnost [feminine] (Czech), Urteilsvermögen [neuter] (German), kemampuadilan (Indonesian), هوش (huş) (Ottoman Turkish), ادراك (idrak) (Ottoman Turkish), عقل (ʼakl, ʼakıl) (Ottoman Turkish)
    Sense id: en-discernment-en-noun-z6KeiKu4 Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 18 3 15 15 3 6 21 18 1 Disambiguation of 'the ability to make wise judgements; sagacity': 21 0 20 19 0 1 1 37 0
  9. Discretion in judging objectively. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (discretion in judging objectively): soudnost [feminine] (Czech), Urteilsvermögen [neuter] (German), tamyiz (Indonesian), pratiaksa (Indonesian), discernământ [neuter] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-discernment-en-noun-k3qx5Te9 Disambiguation of 'discretion in judging objectively': 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nondiscernment Related terms: discern

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "23 3 32 20 0 1 1 19 0",
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          "_dis1": "23 3 32 20 0 1 1 19 0",
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          "sense": "the ability to distinguish between things",
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          "sense": "the ability to make wise judgements; sagacity",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the ability to make wise judgements; sagacity",
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          "code": "ota",
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          "sense": "the ability to make wise judgements; sagacity",
          "word": "ادراك"
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          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
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          "sense": "the ability to make wise judgements; sagacity",
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          "_dis1": "1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 91",
          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "discretion in judging objectively",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "discretion in judging objectively",
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        {
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          "code": "id",
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          "sense": "discretion in judging objectively",
          "word": "tamyiz"
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "discretion in judging objectively",
          "word": "pratiaksa"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "discrimination",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "diskriminace"
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      "sense": "the ability to distinguish between things",
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "id",
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      "sense": "the ability to distinguish between things",
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      "sense": "the ability to distinguish between things",
      "word": "pratiaksa"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the ability to distinguish between things",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "distinzione"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "the ability to distinguish between things",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "oculatezza"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "the ability to distinguish between things",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "criterio"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "the ability to distinguish between things",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "discernere"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "amocnoba",
      "sense": "the ability to perceive differences that exist",
      "word": "ამოცნობა"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the ability to perceive differences that exist",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Einsicht"
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      "code": "it",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "discernimento"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mixvedriloba",
      "sense": "the condition of understanding",
      "word": "მიხვედრილობა"
    },
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gamč̣riaxoba",
      "sense": "the condition of understanding",
      "word": "გამჭრიახობა"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the condition of understanding",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Einsicht"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "the condition of understanding",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "buonsenso"
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      "word": "عقل"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "aesthetic discrimination; taste, appreciation",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Urteilsvermögen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "perceptiveness",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Einsicht"
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    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "perceptiveness",
      "word": "kedayacerapan"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "the ability to make wise judgements; sagacity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "moudrost"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "the ability to make wise judgements; sagacity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "soudnost"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the ability to make wise judgements; sagacity",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "Urteilsvermögen"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "the ability to make wise judgements; sagacity",
      "word": "kemampuadilan"
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      "sense": "the ability to make wise judgements; sagacity",
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      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
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      "sense": "the ability to make wise judgements; sagacity",
      "word": "ادراك"
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      "code": "ota",
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      "sense": "the ability to make wise judgements; sagacity",
      "word": "عقل"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "discretion in judging objectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "soudnost"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "discretion in judging objectively",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "discretion in judging objectively",
      "word": "tamyiz"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "discretion in judging objectively",
      "word": "pratiaksa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "discretion in judging objectively",
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      "word": "discernământ"
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