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   judg·ment

   /ˈjəjmənt/

   noun

   • 1. the ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions: "an error of judgment" Similar discernmentacumenshrewdnessastutenesscommon sensegood sensesenseperceptionperspicacitypercipiencepenetrationacuitydiscriminationwisdomwitnative witjudiciousnessprudencesagacityunderstandingintelligenceawarenesscanninesssharpnesssharp-wittednessclevernesspowers of reasoningreasonlogicinformal:noussavvyknow-howhorse sensegumptiongray mattercommonsmartsrare:sapiencearguteness
   • ▪ an opinion or conclusion: "they make subjective judgments about children's skills"
   • ▪ a decision of a court or judge: "the Supreme Court upheld the judgment of the Alberta Court of Appeal" Similar verdictdecisionadjudicationrulingpronouncementdecreefindingconclusiondeterminationsentence
   • 2. a misfortune or calamity viewed as a divine punishment: "the crash had been a judgment on the parents for wickedness" Similar punishmentretributionpenaltyjust deserts

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French jugement, from juger ‘to judge’.

   Scrabble Points: 19

   • J

     8

   • U

     1

   • D

     2

   • G

     2

   • M

     3

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

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