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style vs discernment

discernment vs style

style and discernment both are nouns.

style is a verb but discernment is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
style Yes No Yes No
discernment Yes No No No
As nouns, discernment is a hypernym of style; that is, discernment is a word with a broader meaning than style:
  • style: the popular taste at a given time
  • discernment: delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)
Other hypernyms of style include appreciation, perceptiveness, taste.
style (noun) discernment (noun)
a slender bristlelike or tubular process the trait of judging wisely and objectively
a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
how something is done or how it happens the cognitive condition of someone who understands
distinctive and stylish elegance perception of that which is obscure
the popular taste at a given time delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)
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
style (verb) discernment (verb)
designate by an identifying term
make consistent with certain rules of style
make consistent with a certain fashion or style
Difference between style and discernment

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