Discernment word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "discernment" word

[noun] the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment"
[noun] ability to make good judgments
[noun] perception of that which is obscure
[noun] 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"
[noun] the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"

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\Dis*cern"ment\, n. [Cf. F. discernement.] 1. The act of discerning. 2. The power or faculty of the mind by which it distinguishes one thing from another; power of viewing differences in objects, and their relations and tendencies; penetrative and discriminate mental vision; acuteness; sagacity; insight; as, the errors of youth often proceed from the want of discernment. Syn: Judgment; acuteness; discrimination; penetration; sagacity; insight. -- {Discernment}, {Penetration}, {Discrimination}. Discernment is keenness and accuracy of mental vision; penetration is the power of seeing deeply into a subject in spite of everything that intercepts the view; discrimination is a capacity of tracing out minute distinctions and the nicest shades of thought. A discerning man is not easily misled; one of a penetrating mind sees a multitude of things which escape others; a discriminating judgment detects the slightest differences.

Synonyms for discernment

appreciation, apprehension, discretion, judgement, judgment, perceptiveness, sagaciousness, sagacity, savvy, taste, understanding

Related terms: acuity, acumen, apperception, astuteness, color vision, day vision, discrimination, flair, insight, keen sight, longsightedness, perception, percipience, rod vision, sagaciousness, scope, seeing, sense of sight, sensibility, sight, twilight vision, vision

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Let's analyse "discernment" as pure text. This string has Eleven letters in Three syllables and Three vowels. 27.3% of vowels is 11.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TNEMNRECSID. Average typing speed for these characters is 2975 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.. .. ... -.-. . .-. -. -- . -. -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: discernment: 9 + 5 + 5 = 19, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: discernment: 4 + 9 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 9 + 5 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 2 = 52, reduced: 7, and the final result is Seven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
N (2)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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