All 3 Uses of
discern
in
The Fountainhead
- The original shape of the building remained discernible.†
Chpt 2.15 *discernible = possible to notice or understand
- a panel of bas-relief over the main entrance, representing a mass of muscle which could be discerned as either three or four bodies, one of them with an arm raised, holding a screwdriver.†
Chpt 4.12discerned = noticed something that is not obvious
- The eyes made two solid white ovals, faintly discernible in the angular shadows of the face.†
Chpt 4.19discernible = possible to notice or understand
Definition:
to notice or understand something -- often something that is not obvious