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Discernible vs. Discerning — What's the Difference?

Discernible vs. Discerning — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Discernible and Discerning

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Discernible

Perceptible, as by vision or the intellect.

Discerning

Discernment

Discernible

Possible to discern; detectable or derivable by use of the senses or the intellect.
There is a discernible performance difference between a Porsche and a Civic.

Discerning

Exhibiting keen insight and good judgment; perceptive.

Discernible

Capable of being discerned by the eye or the understanding; as, a star is discernible by the eye; the identity of difference of ideas is discernible by the understanding.
The effect of the privations and sufferings . . . was discernible to the last in his temper and deportment.
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Discerning

Present participle of discern

Discernible

Perceptible by the senses or intellect;
Things happen in the earth and sky with no discernible cause
The newspaper reports no discernible progress in the negotiations
The skyline is easily discernible even at a distance of several miles

Discerning

Of keen insight or good judgement; perceptive.
The discerning customer will appreciate our new range of quality clothing.

Discernible

Capable of being perceived clearly;
An essay with a meaning that was not always discernible

Discerning

Acute; shrewd; sagacious; sharp-sighted.

Discernible

Capable of being seen or noticed;
A discernible change in attitude
A clearly evident erasure in the manuscript
An observable change in behavior

Discerning

Having or revealing keen insight and good judgment;
A discerning critic
A discerning reader

Discerning

Unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic;
A discerning editor
A discreet silence

Discerning

Quick to understand;
A kind and apprehensive friend

Discerning

Able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive;
Discerning taste
A discerning eye for color

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