discerning
adjective/dɪˈsɜːnɪŋ/
/dɪˈsɜːrnɪŋ/
(approving)- able to show good judgement about the quality of somebody/something
- The discerning customer will recognize this as a high-quality product.
- To the discerning eye, the quality may seem quite poor.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDiscerning is used with these nouns:- buyer
- eye
- palate
- …
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