Discerning vs Distinctive - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between discerning and distinctive

is that discerning is of keen insight or good judgement; perceptive while distinctive is that serves to distinguish between things.

is present participle of lang=en.

is discernment.

(head)

(en adjective)

Of keen insight or good judgement; perceptive.

(en noun)

discernment

* 1605 , , I. iv. 224:

Either his notion weakens, his discernings / Are lethargied

(en adjective)

that serves to distinguish between things

that is characteristic or typical of something

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