discerning

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dis·cern·ing

(dĭ-sûr′nĭng)

adj.

Exhibiting keen insight and good judgment; perceptive.

dis·cern′ing·ly adv.

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discerning

(dɪˈsɜːnɪŋ)

adj

having or showing good taste or judgment; discriminating

disˈcerningly adv

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dis•cern•ing

(dɪˈsɜr nɪŋ, -ˈzɜr-)

adj.

showing good judgment and understanding.

[1600–10]

dis•cern′ing•ly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	discerning - having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader" critical - characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; "a critical reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of Melville's writings" discriminating - showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur" undiscerning - lacking discernment
	2.	discerning - unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic; "a discerning editor"; "a discreet silence" discreet tactful - having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others; "she was tactful enough not to shatter his illusion"; "a tactful remark eased her embarrassment"
	3.	discerning - quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne apprehensive perceptive - having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation"
	4.	discerning - able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive; "discerning taste"; "a discerning eye for color" discriminating - showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur"

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

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discerning

adjective

Characterized by careful and exact evaluation:

critical, discriminating.

Translations

sagace

discerning

[dɪˈsɜːnɪŋ] ADJ [person] → entendido; [eye] → experto
discerning taste → muy buen gusto m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

discerning

[dɪˈsɜː^rnɪŋ] adj [choice, remark, spirit] → judicieux/euse; [person] → perspicace; [reader, traveller, collector] → averti(e)
to have a discerning eye → avoir l'œil averti

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discerning

adj clientele, reader → anspruchsvoll, kritisch; eye, ear → fein

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discerning

[dɪˈsɜːnɪŋ] adj (buyer, reader, collector) → esperto/a, perspicace; (eye) → da intenditore/trice; (taste) → raffinato/a, sicuro/a

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