discernments

1. the cognitive condition of someone who understandsExamples: "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"Synonyms: apprehension, discernment, savvy, understanding

2. delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)Examples: "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"Synonyms: appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness, taste

3. perception of that which is obscureSynonyms: discernment, perceptiveness

4. the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relationsSynonyms: discernment, judgement, judgment, sagaciousness, sagacity

5. the trait of judging wisely and objectivelyExamples: "a man of discernment"Synonyms: discernment, discretion