discernment

n 1: the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has

virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"

[syn: {understanding}, {apprehension}, {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}, {perceptiveness}]

3: perception of that which is obscure [syn: {perceptiveness}]

4: ability to make good judgments [syn: {sagacity}, {sagaciousness},

{judgment}, {judgement}]

5: the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of

discenment" [syn: {discretion}]