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discernment vs connoisseurship

connoisseurship vs discernment

discernment and connoisseurship both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
discernment Yes No No No
connoisseurship Yes No No No
As nouns, connoisseurship is a hyponym of discernment; that is, connoisseurship is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than discernment:
  • discernment: delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)
  • connoisseurship: love of or taste for fine objects of art
Other hyponyms of discernment include vertu, virtu, style, trend, vogue, delicacy, discretion, culture.
discernment (noun) connoisseurship (noun)
the trait of judging wisely and objectively love of or taste for fine objects of art
the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
perception of that which is obscure
delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)
Difference between discernment and connoisseurship

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