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“discerning” in Latin
acuōto make pointed, sharpen, whet; to exercise, practice, improve; to spur, stimulate, arouseācersharp, sour, bitter, pungent; keen, sharp, acute, sagacious; energetic, active, vigorousperspicāxsharp-sighted, quick-sighted, perspicacioussagāxof quick perception, having acute senses; keen-scented; intellectually quick, keen, acute, shrewd, sagacious; magical
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
discerning
intelligens (understanding, having a sound judgement, etc.; e.g., intelligentium judicium; opposed to vulgi judicium): acutus: acer: perspicax: sagax. SYN. in SAGACIOUS, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for discerning?
- The usual Latin words for “discerning” are acuō, ācer, perspicāx; also sagāx. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.