discernment meaning and definition

DISCERNMENT noun

Definition of discernment (noun)

1. the cognitive condition of someone who understands
   • "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
   • synonyms: apprehension, savvy, understanding
2. delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
   • "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"
   • synonyms: appreciation, perceptiveness, taste
3. perception of that which is obscure
   • synonyms: perceptiveness
4. the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
   • synonyms: judgement, judgment, sagaciousness, sagacity
5. the trait of judging wisely and objectively
   • "a man of discernment"
   • synonyms: discretion