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discerning [dɪˈsɜːnɪŋ] adj
having or showing good taste or judgment; discriminating discerningly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
discerning adjective discriminating, knowing, sharp, critical, acute, sensitive, wise, intelligent, subtle, piercing, penetrating, shrewd, ingenious, astute, perceptive, judicious, clear-sighted, percipient, perspicacious, sagacious tailor-made holidays to suit the more discerning traveller Translations discerning [dɪˈsɜːrnɪŋ] adj [choice, remark, spirit] → judicieux/euse; [person] → perspicace; [reader, traveller, collector] → averti(e) to have a discerning eye → avoir l'œil averti discerning adj clientele, reader → anspruchsvoll, kritisch; eye, ear → fein discerning [dɪˈsɜːnɪŋ] adj (buyer, reader, collector) → esperto/a, perspicace; (eye) → da intenditore/trice; (taste) → raffinato/a, sicuro/a discerning [dɪˈsɜːnɪŋ] adj (buyer, reader, collector) → esperto/a, perspicace; (eye) → da intenditore/trice; (taste) → raffinato/a, sicuro/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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You are so discerning, Prince, and understand people's characters so well at a glance. Many sickly ones have there always been among those who muse, and languish for God; violently they hate the discerning ones, and the latest of virtues, which is uprightness. FROM this intense consciousness of being the object of severe and universal observation, the wearer of the scarlet letter was at length relieved, by discerning, on the outskirts of the crowd, a figure which irresistibly took possession of her thoughts. |
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