definition of
discernment

[1] #1 discernment n. [understanding, apprehension, savvy] the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect". wn

[2] #2 discernment n. [taste, appreciation, perceptiveness] 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". wn

[3] #3 discernment n. [perceptiveness] perception of that which is obscure. wn

[4] #4 discernment n. [sagacity, sagaciousness, judgment, judgement] the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations. wn

[5] #5 discernment n. [discretion] the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment". wn