Word: discernment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dis
cern
ment
Definition: Aesthetic discrimination; taste, appreciation.
Morphemes:
Affix: discern
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To perceive differences.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
Meaning: apart
Affix: cernere
Language: la
Decoded: cernere
Meaning: to separate
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.