discerning

/di-ˈsər-niŋ/

from present participle of discern

adjective

  1. showing insight and understanding : discriminating

a discerning critic

verb

  1. to detect with the eyes

  2. to detect with senses other than vision

  3. to recognize or identify as separate and distinct : discriminate

discerned a figure approaching through the fog

discerned a strange odor