Discerning
Discerning adjective - Having or showing deep understanding and intelligent application of knowledge.
Usage example: a discerning critic of modern art
Scholarly and discerning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scholarly" instead an adjective "Discerning".
Scholarly
Scholarly adjective - Having or displaying advanced knowledge or education.
Discerning and scholarly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discerning" instead an adjective "Scholarly".
Nearby Words: scholar, scholarship
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- rational and discerning
- rational and scholarly
- critical and discerning
- critical and scholarly
- wise and discerning
- wise and scholarly
- deep and discerning
- deep and scholarly
- penetrating and discerning
- penetrating and scholarly
- sharp and discerning
- sharp and scholarly
- smart and discerning
- smart and scholarly
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