/di serrn"meuhnt, -zerrn"-/ , n.
1. the faculty of discerning; discrimination; acuteness of judgment and understanding.
2. the act or an instance of discerning.
[ 1580-90; discernement, equiv. to discern ( er ) to DISCERN + -ment -MENT ]
Syn. 1. judgment, perspicacity, penetration, insight.