discerning
ADJECTIVE
/dɪ'sɜrnɪŋ/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D
discerning is a valid 10-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2I1S1C3E1R1N1I1N1G2
2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does discerning mean?
ADJECTIVE · 4 SENSES
1
Quick to understand.
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2
Unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic.
“a discerning editor”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
3
Able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive.
“discerning taste”
“a discerning eye for color”
SIMILAR
4
Having or revealing keen insight and good judgment.
“a discerning critic”
“a discerning reader”
ANTONYMS
SIMILAR
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