different between discern vs discerning
discern
English
Etymology
From Middle English discernen, from Old French discerner, from Latin discernere (“to separate, divide, distinguish, discern”), from dis- (“apart”) + cernere (“to separate”); see certain.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??(?)n
(modern pronunciation)
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??s??n/
- (US) IPA(key): /d??s?n/
(older pronunciation)
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??z??n/
- (US) IPA(key): /d??z?n/
Verb
discern (third-person singular simple present discerns, present participle discerning, simple past and past participle discerned)
- (transitive) To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes.
- (transitive) To perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind; to descry.
- (transitive) To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate.
- (intransitive) To perceive differences.
Synonyms
- (detect with the senses): See also Thesaurus:perceive
- (especially with the eyes): behold, see; see also Thesaurus:see
- (perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind): ken, spy; see also Thesaurus:spot
- (distinguish something as being different): discriminate, distinguish; see also Thesaurus:tell apart
Derived terms
- discernible
- discernment
- indiscernible
Related terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Cinders, cinders, rescind
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discerning
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d??s??n.i?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /d??s?n.i?/
Verb
discerning
- present participle of discern
Adjective
discerning (comparative more discerning, superlative most discerning)
- Of keen insight or good judgement; perceptive.
Related terms
- discern
Translations
Noun
discerning (plural discernings)
- discernment
- 1605, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of King Lear, I. iv. 224:
- Either his notion weakens, his discernings / Are lethargied
- 1605, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of King Lear, I. iv. 224:
Anagrams
- rescinding
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