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Urteilskraft

faculty of judgement, discernment

noun OOR-tiles-kraft Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Usage Note

Urteilskraft refers to the cognitive capacity to form balanced, sound judgements — a key term in Kantian philosophy (Kritik der Urteilskraft) but also used in everyday discourse about good judgement.

Examples

"Man braucht gute Urteilskraft, um in diesem Beruf erfolgreich zu sein."

Natural Translation

You need good judgement to be successful in this profession.

Literal Translation

One needs good judgement-power to in this profession successful to be.

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