Reference meaning
discerning
Last updated
having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
Other meanings
2. adjective
unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic
3. adjective
quick to understand
4. adjective
able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive
Source and scope
This definition is reproduced from Princeton WordNet 3.0, sense 00771373-a, under the WordNet 3.0 License. It has not yet received VocabularyBase editorial review. Read the source and license details.