discerning

Questions about discerning

What does discerning mean?

discerning means "having or revealing keen insight and good judgment". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in discerning?

discerning has 3 syllables: di-scer-ning. The stress falls on "scer". In IPA it is /dɪˈsɝnɪŋ/.

What is another word for discerning?

Close synonyms include discreet, apprehensive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of discerning?

The recorded antonyms are undiscerning.

Is discerning a common word?

discerning is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.