discernment vs knowing

discernment

noun
  • The condition of understanding. 

  • The act of distinguishing between things. 

  • The ability to distinguish between things. 

  • Aesthetic discrimination; taste, appreciation. 

  • The ability to make wise judgements; sagacity. 

  • Perceptiveness. 

  • Discretion in judging objectively. 

  • The ability to perceive differences that exist. 

  • The ability to distinguish; judgement. 

knowing

noun
  • The act or condition of having knowledge. 

adj
  • The ability to know something without being taught. 

  • Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding. 

  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. 

  • Deliberate, wilful. 

  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning. 

  • Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic. 

prep
  • Given my knowledge about someone or something. 

How often have the words discernment and knowing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )