释义 |
: showing insight and understanding : discriminating a discerning critic discerningly di-ˈsər-niŋ-lē -ˈzər- adverb as in wise having or showing deep understanding and intelligent application of knowledge a discerning critic of modern art -
wise -
prudent -
perceptive -
insightful -
experienced -
sagacious -
intelligent -
thoughtful -
sage -
discriminating -
scholarly -
sapient -
keen -
clever -
brilliant -
penetrating -
literate -
perspicacious -
smart -
acute -
knowledgeable -
astute -
percipient -
reflective -
learned -
quick -
discriminative -
cerebral -
erudite -
nimble -
bright -
brainy -
contemplative -
sharp -
shrewd -
piercing -
clearheaded -
quick-witted -
unperceptive -
unwise -
purblind -
obtuse -
dense -
foolish -
thoughtless -
simple -
dumb -
unintelligent -
undiscriminating -
dull -
feebleminded -
slow -
imbecile -
stupid -
silly -
witless -
brainless -
moronic -
idiotic -
imbecilic -
knuckleheaded -
woodenheaded -
idiotical -
slow-witted See More present participle of discern 1 as in noticing to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes barely able to discern the garden gate through the mist -
noticing -
spotting -
seeing -
regarding -
eyeing -
viewing -
distinguishing -
perceiving -
eying -
observing -
noting -
remarking -
watching -
beholding -
spying -
identifying -
witnessing -
sighting -
espying -
catching -
considering -
descrying -
heeding -
examining -
studying -
scrutinizing -
getting a load of -
surveying -
looking (at) -
scanning -
picking out -
inspecting -
setting eyes on -
marking -
laying eyes on -
glimpsing -
making out -
minding -
picking up -
attending (to) -
glancing (at) -
peering (at) -
ignoring -
disregarding -
neglecting -
missing -
passing over -
overlooking -
overpassing See More 2 as in differentiating to understand or point out the difference in too young to discern between right and wrong -
differentiating -
discriminating -
distinguishing -
understanding -
separating -
differencing -
secerning -
knowing -
comprehending -
contradistinguishing -
dividing -
grasping -
demarcating -
severing -
setting off -
parting -
marking (off) -
confusing -
mixing (up) -
mistaking -
mingling -
confounding -
lumping (together) 3 as in understanding to have a clear idea of we're still trying to discern the meaning of that cryptic remark -
understanding -
knowing -
deciphering -
recognizing -
comprehending -
grasping -
appreciating -
seeing -
realizing -
perceiving -
sensing -
intuiting -
apprehending -
getting -
assimilating -
making -
decoding -
conceiving -
beholding -
cognizing -
digging -
catching -
savvying -
seizing -
grokking -
registering -
twigging -
compassing -
making out -
absorbing -
digesting -
fathoming -
penetrating -
catching on (to) -
picking up on -
cottoning (to or on to) -
tumbling (to) -
taking in -
piercing -
missing -
misreading -
misinterpreting -
mistaking -
misunderstanding -
misapprehending -
misconstruing -
misperceiving -
misconceiving See More |