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discernment vs style

style vs discernment

discernment and style both are nouns.

discernment is not a verb while style is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
discernment Yes No No No
style Yes No Yes No
As nouns, style is a hyponym of discernment; that is, style is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than discernment:
  • discernment: delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)
  • style: the popular taste at a given time
Other hyponyms of discernment include connoisseurship, vertu, virtu, trend, vogue, delicacy, discretion, culture.
discernment (noun) style (noun)
the trait of judging wisely and objectively a slender bristlelike or tubular process
the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving
the cognitive condition of someone who understands how something is done or how it happens
perception of that which is obscure distinctive and stylish elegance
delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values) the popular taste at a given time
a particular kind (as to appearance)
a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display
(botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma
discernment (verb) style (verb)
designate by an identifying term
make consistent with certain rules of style
make consistent with a certain fashion or style
Difference between discernment and style

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