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discerning

adjective

dis·​cern·​ing di-ˈsər-niŋ How to pronounce discerning (audio)
: showing insight and understanding : discriminating
a discerning critic
discerningly adverb

Example Sentences

Why should a discerning writer concern himself with such movies as Troy, Alexander, or 300? The answer is that he is uniquely qualified to transmute such trash into illuminating visions of the culturally confused age in which we live. G. W. Bowersock, New York Review of Books, 6 Nov. 2008 Many of FreshDirect's customers say they are using the service because food shopping in Manhattan can be agonizing. But the question is whether discerning food shoppers will trust it. Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2002 Who reads short stories? one is asked, and I like to think that they are read by men and women in the dentist's office, waiting to be called to the chair; they are read on transcontinental plane trips … they are read by discerning and well-informed men and women who seem to feel that narrative fiction can contribute to our understanding of one another and the sometimes bewildering world around us. John Cheever, The Story and Its Writer, 1987 She has a discerning eye for good art. a discerning critic of modern art
Recent Examples on the Web With timeless sophistication, these presents will please the most discerning gentleman. Ian Malone, Vogue, 1 June 2022 She is sought-after by some of the world’s most discerning skincare aficionados. Debbi Kickham, Forbes, 30 Apr. 2022 But the massacre has forced the community in Oak Creek to be more discerning. Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 5 Aug. 2022 ShotSpotter is still active on these nights, but the analysts who are trained to tell gunfire apart from fireworks or other noises before sending the reports on to police dispatch have to be more discerning, Barnes said. Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 2 July 2022 With the recent expansion of social freedoms have come thousands of new cafes – and a more discerning taste for coffee. Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2022 Most recently, Morris has launched a personal shopping arm of @shes__underrated, offering up her discerning sense of style to clients searching for frisky vintage pieces. Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 27 July 2022 When Allure tests a product, our editors look at it from every angle in an effort to best serve you, the highly discerning beauty lover. Allure, 27 July 2022 The move underscores how the battle for new subscribers has reached a ferocious pitch as consumers try to limit household spending and become more discerning about which streaming services to sign up for. Will Feuer, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

from present participle of discern

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of discerning was in 1589

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