Attentive vs Discerning - What's the difference?
attentive | discerning |
paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely
discernment
* 1605 , , I. iv. 224:
As adjectives the difference between attentive and discerning
is that attentive is paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely while discerning is of keen insight or good judgement; perceptive.As a verb discerning is
present participle of lang=en.As a noun discerning is
discernment.attentive
English
Etymology
.Adjective
(en adjective)- She is an attentive listener, but does not like to talk much.
Synonyms
* reckfulAntonyms
* inattentive, recklessSee also
* alert * wary * watchfulAnagrams
* tentative ----discerning
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- Either his notion weakens, his discernings / Are lethargied