Both Uses of
discern
in
1776, by McCullough
- It was a fog so thick, remembered a soldier, that one "could scarcely discern a man at six yards distance."†
p. 191.2 *discern = notice or understand something
- If there are spots on his character, they are like the spots on the sun, only discernible by the magnifying powers of a telescope.†
p. 290.5discernible = possible to notice or understand
Definition:
to notice or understand something -- often something that is not obvious