discernment vs discretion

discernment and discretion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
discernment	Yes	No	No	No
discretion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, discernment and discretion are synonyms defined as:

discernment and discretion: the trait of judging wisely and objectively

As nouns, discretion is a hyponym of discernment; that is, discretion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than discernment:

discernment: the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
discretion: knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress

Other hyponyms of discernment include eye, common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, mother wit, sense, judiciousness, circumspection, discreetness, prudence, indiscreetness, injudiciousness.

As nouns, discretion is a hyponym of discernment; that is, discretion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than discernment:

discernment: delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)
discretion: refined taste; tact

Other hyponyms of discernment include connoisseurship, vertu, virtu, style, trend, vogue, delicacy, culture.

discernment (noun)	discretion (noun)
the trait of judging wisely and objectively	the trait of judging wisely and objectively
the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations	the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies
the cognitive condition of someone who understands	knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
perception of that which is obscure	refined taste; tact
delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)	freedom to act or judge on one's own

discernment vs discretion

discernment and discretion both are nouns.

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