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Meaning of discernment

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  discernment
      n 1: the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has
           virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
           [syn: {understanding}, {apprehension}, {discernment},
           {savvy}]
      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" [syn: {taste}, {appreciation}, {discernment},
         {perceptiveness}]
      3: perception of that which is obscure [syn: {discernment},
         {perceptiveness}]
      4: the mental ability to understand and discriminate between
         relations [syn: {sagacity}, {sagaciousness}, {judgment},
         {judgement}, {discernment}]
      5: the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of
         discernment" [syn: {discretion}, {discernment}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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