discernment vs recognition

recognition vs discernment

discernment and recognition both are nouns.

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

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

discernment: the cognitive condition of someone who understands
recognition: coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

Other hyponyms of discernment include comprehension, self-knowledge, smattering, appreciation, grasp, hold, grasping, hindsight, brainstorm, brainwave, insight, realisation, realization, half-consciousness.

discernment (noun)	recognition (noun)
the trait of judging wisely and objectively	designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body
the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations	the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
the cognitive condition of someone who understands	an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid
perception of that which is obscure	coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)	approval
	the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country
	(biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape
	the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

Difference between discernment and recognition

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