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Skillful vs Discerning - What's the difference?

skillful | discerning | Related terms |

Skillful is a related term of discerning.


As adjectives the difference between skillful and discerning

is that skillful is possessing skill while discerning is of keen insight or good judgement; perceptive.

As a verb discerning is

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As a noun discerning is

discernment.

skillful

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete) * (Commonwealth English) skilful

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Possessing skill.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * skill * skilled * skillfully

    discerning

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

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

    • Related terms

    * discern

    Noun

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

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