Discernment vs Clearness - What's the difference?
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The ability to distinguish; judgement.
Discrimination.
To distinguish between things.
To perceive differences that exist.
The condition of understanding.
Aesthetic discrimination; taste, appreciation.
Perceptiveness.
The ability to make wise judgements; sagacity.
Discretion in judging objectively.
(obsolete) Brightness, brilliancy.
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*:Thenne sayd he Fair swete fader Ihesu Cryst yf euer I dyd thyng that pleasyd the lord / for thy pyte ne haue me not in despyte for my synnes done afore tyme / and that thou shewe me some thynge of that I seke / And with that he sawe the chamber dore open and there came oute a grete clerenes / that the hows was as bryghte as all torches of the world had ben there
Mental or sensory distinctness; clarity of understanding, perception etc.
*1966 , "The Lowest Depths", Time , 6 September:
*:The daily press is the evil principle of the modern world, and time will only serve to disclose this fact with greater and greater clearness .
The state of being free from obscurities or opacity; distinctness of light, colour etc.
:The clearness of the water meant I could still see the key lying on the river-bed.
The state of being free from obstruction or interference.
:The clearness of the path made for an easy hike.