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discerningness

discerningness noun: the quality of being discerning; discernment.

Noun

discerningness (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The quality of being discerning; discernment.

Origin of discerningness

From discerning + -ness.

Questions about discerningness

What does discerningness mean?
Discerningness means the quality of being discerning; discernment.
What part of speech is discerningness?
Discerningness is a noun.

Words near discerningness in the dictionary

  1. discernible
  2. discernibleness
  3. discernibly
  4. discerning
  5. discerningly
  6. discerningness
  7. discernings
  8. discernment
  9. discernments
  10. discerns
  11. discerp

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