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Grammar : Adj
Spell : dih-sur-ning, -zur-
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈsɜr nɪŋ, -ˈzɜr-

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Définition of discerning

Origin :
  • "action of perceiving," late 14c., verbal noun from discern. As a present participle adjective, attested from c.1600.
  • adj discriminating
Example sentences :
  • “You are as discerning as ever,” murmured the land baron––for it was Edward Mauville.
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
  • My son-in-law, Lawrence Hardin, is possessed of a discerning eye.
  • Extract from : « Eventide » by Effie Afton
  • Where sounds are lacking, of what use is the faculty of discerning them?
  • Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre
  • To her discerning eye his manner of action conveyed no other impression.
  • Extract from : « The Loyalist » by James Francis Barrett
  • To Christianity, discerning the end through the means, it is Redemption.
  • Extract from : « Natural Law in the Spiritual World » by Henry Drummond
  • An English judge and an English jury were to him the Palladium of discerning truth.
  • Extract from : « Orley Farm » by Anthony Trollope
  • Why have we not the discerning eyes and impartial brains of Mr. Savage to read them?
  • Extract from : « The Arena » by Various
  • Grimworth, to a discerning eye, was a good place to set up shopkeeping in.
  • Extract from : « Brother Jacob » by George Eliot
  • It is little wonder that discerning people are not fond of the Cowbird.
  • Extract from : « The Bird Study Book » by Thomas Gilbert Pearson
  • To a discerning mind her writings will convey a correct idea of the woman.
  • Extract from : « The Magnificent Montez » by Horace Wyndham

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