Distinction, discrimination, separation (of one thing from another). Obsolete.

Discrimination or discretion in relation to special circumstances. Obsolete.

Discretion, intelligence, reason.

The faculty of judging; judgement, discrimination, discernment. Obsolete.

Acuteness of thought or intellect, perspicacity; = subtlety, n. 5. Now rare.

Acuteness of thought or intellect, perspicacity; = subtlety, n. 5.

Acuteness of thought or intellect; keenness of intellectual discernment; perspicacity. Now rare.

The action of judging (between matters); judicial distinction, discernment, discrimination.

Care in choosing, circumspection, judgment, discrimination. with choice (French avec choix): elegantly. Obsolete.

As a mass noun: subtlety (of wit); ability or tendency to employ quiddities in argument.

The faculty or power of discerning; intellectual perception, discrimination; good judgement. Also: an instance of this. Cf. discernment, n. 3b.

Discernment, discrimination.

Capacity for perception and appreciation of an abstract quality or concept, esp. one that is highly regarded or valued. Chiefly with of (occasionally…

perception or judgement of what is right; awareness of what is advisable or acceptable for one to do.

figurative. A keen faculty of perception or discrimination likened to the sense of touch.

Clear or correct understanding; perception, recognition, esp. of subtleties or complexities.

Good sense; acumen; judgement. Now rare.