discernment
I
noun
acuity, acumen, acuteness, apperception, appreciation, ascertainment, astuteness, clairvoyance, cleverness, cognition, comprehension, conclusion, conspection, diagnosis, discovery, discretion, discrimination, farsightedness, good sense, ingenuity, insight, intelligence, intuition, judgment, ken, knowledge, observance, penetration, perception, perspicacity, profundity, realization, reason, sense, sensibility, sharpness, shrewdness, subtlety, understanding
II
index
alternative (option), appreciation (perception), apprehension (perception), caliber (mental capacity), cognition, comprehension, conclusion (determination), diagnosis, discovery, discretion (quality of being discreet), discrimination (good judgment), insight, knowledge (awareness), notice (heed), perception, realization, reason (sound judgment), sagacity, scienter, sense (feeling), sensibility, understanding (comprehension), vision (dream)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006