Word of the Day 1/16/13

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

Discern (verb)
dis·cern [dih-surn, -zurn]

verb (used with object)
1. to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend: They discerned a sail on the horizon.
2. to distinguish mentally; recognize as distinct or different; discriminate: He is incapable of discerning right from wrong.

verb (used without object)
3. to distinguish or discriminate.

Origin: 1300–50; Middle English (< Old French ) < Latin discernere to separate, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + cernere to separate

Synonyms
1. discover, descry, espy.
2, 3. differentiate, judge.

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Comments

[haldoor.livejournal.com]

Danny can't tell the difference between one brand of peanut butter and another. Steve, on the other hand, is very discerning and will only buy the same kind every time.

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

lol that sounds like me...buying the same brand of peanut butter every time that is

[haldoor.livejournal.com]

I can't say I would - don't eat the stuff! But I do get that kind of discerning taste! ;-)

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

Torchwood Discern (http://kaige68.livejournal.com/152776.html)