English Explanatory Dictionary

discerning

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of discern
adj
  1. Of keen insight or selective judgement; perceptive.
noun
  1. discernment

Pronunciation

/dɪˈsɜː.nɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-discerning.wav /dɪˈsɝ.nɪŋ/ /dəˈsøː.nəŋ/

Word forms

discerning more discerning most discerning discernings

Related words

discern

Derived words

discerningly discerningness nondiscerning undiscerning
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on D Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary