Hypernyms for "discernment"
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Hypernyms
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appreciation
brainstorm
brainwave
caution
circumspection
common sense
comprehension
connoisseurship
culture
delicacy
discreetness
discretion
eye
good sense
grasp
grasping
gumption
hindsight
hold
horse sense
indiscreetness
injudiciousness
insight
judiciousness
mother wit
prudence
realisation
realization
recognition
self-knowledge
sense
smattering
style
trend
vertu
virtu
vogue
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.