Artful vs Discerning - What's the difference?
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Performed with, or characterized by, art or skill.
Artificial; imitative.
Using or exhibiting much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
Cunning; disposed to cunning indirectness of dealing; crafty; as, an artful boy. [The usual sense.]
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Artful is a related term of discerning.
As adjectives the difference between artful and discerning
is that artful is performed with, or characterized by, art or skill while discerning is of keen insight or good judgement; perceptive.As a verb discerning is
.As a noun discerning is
discernment.artful
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Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Adjective
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Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* artful dodger * artfully * artfulnessdiscerning
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Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- Either his notion weakens, his discernings / Are lethargied