having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; a discerning critic; a discerning reader'

unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic; a discerning editor; a discreet silence

[ Syn: discreet ]

quick to understand; a kind and apprehensive friend- Nathaniel Hawthorne

[ Syn: apprehensive ]

able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive; discerning taste; a discerning eye for color'