Definition of discerning

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• discerning is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
• discerning is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
• discerning is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 18

Definition of discerning

• quick to understand (adjective)

  Synonyms

  1. apprehensive
• unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a discerning editor

  Synonyms

  1. discreet
• able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive (adjective)

  Examples

  1. discerning taste
  2. a discerning eye for color
• having or revealing keen insight and good judgment (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a discerning critic
  2. a discerning reader

See definition of discerning in Merriam Webster