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vertu vs discernment

discernment vs vertu

vertu and discernment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vertu Yes No No No
discernment Yes No No No
As nouns, discernment is a hypernym of vertu; that is, discernment is a word with a broader meaning than vertu:
  • vertu: love of or taste for fine objects of art
  • discernment: delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)
Other hypernyms of vertu include appreciation, perceptiveness, taste.
vertu (noun) discernment (noun)
artistic quality the trait of judging wisely and objectively
love of or taste for fine objects of art 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 vertu and discernment

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