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Attentive vs Discerning - What's the difference?

attentive | discerning |

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

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Adjective

(en adjective)
  • paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely
  • She is an attentive listener, but does not like to talk much.

    Synonyms

    * reckful

    Antonyms

    * inattentive, reckless

    See also

    * alert * wary * watchful

    Anagrams

    * tentative ----

    discerning

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of keen insight or good judgement; perceptive.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • discernment
  • * 1605 , , I. iv. 224:
  • Either his notion weakens, his discernings / Are lethargied

    Anagrams

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