discernment vs good sense

good sense vs discernment

discernment and good sense both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
discernment	Yes	No	No	No
good sense	Yes	No	No	No

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

discernment: the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
good sense: sound practical judgment

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

discernment (noun)	good sense (noun)
the trait of judging wisely and objectively	sound practical judgment
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 good sense

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