Home › Words › D › discerningnessdiscerningnessdiscerningness · noun — the quality of being discerning; discernment.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom discerning + -ness.nounThe quality of being discerning; discernment.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.discernibleness 81% match — The state or quality of being discernible. vs discerningness →discerning 80% match — Of keen insight or selective judgement; perceptive. vs discerningness →discernibility 78% match — The state or quality of being discernible. vs discerningness →discernance 78% match — discernment vs discerningness →discernment 77% match — The act of distinguishing between things. vs discerningness →discerningly 77% match — In a discerning manner. vs discerningness →discernability 76% match — The state of being discernable. vs discerningness →discerner 70% match — One who, or that which, discerns, distinguishes, or judges. vs discerningness →