'Discriminating' definitions:
Definition of 'discriminating'
From: WordNet
adjective
Showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur" [ant: indiscriminating, undiscriminating]
adjective
Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" [syn: acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp]
Definition of 'Discriminating'
From: GCIDE
- Discriminating \Dis*crim"i*na`ting\, a.
- 1. Marking a difference; distinguishing. -- {Dis*crim"i*na`ting*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
- And finds with keen discriminating sight, Black's not so black; -- nor white so very white. --Canning. [1913 Webster]
- 2. making careful or fine distinctions, especially as to quality or accuracy; as, a discriminating observer.
- Syn: discerning, perspicacious. [PJC]
- 3. having a refined taste or excellent judgment; as, a discriminating taste. [PJC]
Definition of 'Discriminating'
From: GCIDE
- Discriminate \Dis*crim"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discriminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Discriminating.] To set apart as being different; to mark as different; to separate from another by discerning differences; to distinguish. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- To discriminate the goats from the sheep. --Barrow. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'discriminating'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accurate,
- adoptive,
- appointive,
- appreciative,
- careful,
- censorious,
- characteristic,
- characterizing,
- choicy,
- choosing,
- choosy,
- circumspect,
- civilized,
- conscientious,
- considerate,
- constituent,
- contrastive,
- critical,
- cultivated,
- cultured,
- dainty,
- delicate,
- diacritical,
- diagnostic,
- differencing,
- differential,
- differentiative,
- discerning,
- discreet,
- discriminate,
- discriminative,
- distinctive,
- distinguishing,
- eclectic,
- elective,
- electoral,
- elegant,
- enlightened,
- exact,
- exacting,
- fastidious,
- fine,
- fussy,
- graceful,
- gracile,
- gracious,
- idiosyncratic,
- individualizing,
- individuating,
- judgmatic,
- judicial,
- judicious,
- keen,
- meticulous,
- nice,
- particular,
- peculiar,
- perceptive,
- perfectionistic,
- personalizing,
- picky,
- polished,
- politic,
- precise,
- precisianistic,
- priggish,
- provident,
- prudent,
- prudential,
- prudish,
- punctilious,
- puristic,
- puritanic,
- refined,
- reflecting,
- reflective,
- scrupulous,
- select,
- selecting,
- selective,
- sensitive,
- separative,
- sophisticated,
- strict,
- subtle,
- tactful,
- thoughtful,
- well-advised,
- well-judged,
- wise
Words containing 'Discriminating'
- Discriminable,
- Discriminal,
- Discriminant,
- Discriminate,
- Discriminated,
- Discriminately,
- Discriminateness,
- Discriminatingly,
- Discrimination,
- Discriminative,
- Discriminatively,
- Discriminator,
- Discriminous,
- discriminative stimulus,
- freedom from discrimination,
- racial discrimination,
- sexual discrimination,
- non-discrimination