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Shrewdness vs Discernment - What's the difference?

shrewdness | discernment |

As nouns the difference between shrewdness and discernment

is that shrewdness is the quality of being shrewd while discernment is the ability to distinguish; judgement.

shrewdness

English

Noun

(shrewdnesses)
  • The quality of being shrewd.
  • An invented collective name for a group of apes.

    • discernment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.

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    * discern

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