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discernment

noun

Etymology

From Middle French discernement, equivalent to discern + -ment.

  1. derived from discernere
  2. derived from discerner
  3. inherited from discernen
  4. suffixed as discernment — “discern + ment”

Definitions

  1. The act of distinguishing between things.

  2. The ability to distinguish between things.

  3. The ability to perceive differences that exist.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. The condition of understanding.

    2. Aesthetic discrimination

      Aesthetic discrimination; taste, appreciation.

    3. Perceptiveness.

    4. The ability to make wise judgements

      The ability to make wise judgements; sagacity.

    5. Discretion in judging objectively.

The neighborhood

Derived

nondiscernment

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at discernment. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01discernment02perceive03understand04know05cognizant06sapient07discerning

A definitional loop anchored at discernment. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at discernment

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA