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1. | [ adjective ] showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste | |
Examples: | "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur" |
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Related terms: | undiscriminating selective eclectic diacritic discerning discriminate discriminative good appreciative discerning discriminate | |
2. | [ adjective ] having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions | |
Synonyms: | sharp keen incisive penetrating acute piercing penetrative knifelike | |
Examples: | "an acute observer of politics and politicians" "incisive comments" "icy knifelike reasoning" "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang" "penetrating insight" |
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Related terms: | perceptive | |
3. | [ adjective ] marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions | |
Synonyms: | discriminate | |
Examples: | "discriminate judgments" "discriminate people" |
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Related terms: | indiscriminate | |
Similar spelling: |
discrimination discriminative discriminate discriminator discriminatory discriminable discernment dichromatic disorientation dichromatism dichromatopsia |