discernment vs mother wit

mother wit vs discernment

discernment and mother wit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
discernment	Yes	No	No	No
mother wit	Yes	No	No	No

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

discernment: the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
mother wit: sound practical judgment

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

discernment (noun)	mother wit (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 mother wit

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