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discerning décernant
discerning observant
discerning discerné
discerning attentif
discerning perceptif
discerning doué de discernement
discerning judicieux
discerning perspicace
discerning sagace
 
English - Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (4)

1. having or revealing keen insight and good judgment;
- Example: "a discerning critic"
- Example: "a discerning reader"

2. unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic;
- Example: "a discerning editor"
- Example: "a discreet silence"
[syn: discerning, discreet]

3. quick to understand;
- Example: "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
[syn: apprehensive, discerning]

4. able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive;
- Example: "discerning taste"
- Example: "a discerning eye for color"