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discriminating

 
Dictionary: dis·crim·i·nat·ing   (dĭ-skrĭm'ə-nā'tĭng) pronunciation
adj.
    1. Able to recognize or draw fine distinctions; perceptive.
    2. Showing careful judgment or fine taste: a discriminating collector of rare books; a dish for the discriminating palate.
  1. Separating into distinct parts or components; analytical.
  2. Serving to distinguish; distinctive: a discriminating characteristic.
  3. Marked by or showing bias; discriminatory.
discriminatingly dis·crim'i·nat'ing·ly adv.

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adjective

  1. Able to recognize small differences or draw fine distinctions: discriminate, discriminative, discriminatory, select, selective. See precise/imprecise.
  2. Characterized by careful and exact evaluation: critical, discerning. See careful/careless, value/worthlessness/evaluation.

Antonyms: discriminating
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adj

Definition: critical
Antonyms: uncritical, undiscriminating


WordNet: discriminating
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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste
  Antonym: undiscriminating (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
  Synonym: discriminate

Meaning #3: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
  Synonyms: acute, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp


Translations: Discriminating
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fintmærkende, kræsen, skarpsindig, diskriminerende

Nederlands (Dutch)
kieskeurig, oordeelkundig, genuanceerd, discriminerend

Français (French)
adj. - différencié, critique, judicieux, sagace

Deutsch (German)
adj. - differenziert, kritisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - διακριτικός, διορατικός, οξυδερκής, μεροληπτικός, εκλεκτικός, επιλεκτικός

Italiano (Italian)
differenziato, critico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - discriminador, minucioso, perspicaz

Русский (Russian)
дискриминационный, разборчивый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - distintivo, discriminatorio, teniendo excelente gusto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - särskiljande, omdömesgill, kräsen

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
识别的, 有差别的, 有识别力的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 識別的, 有差別的, 有識別力的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 분간 있는, 차별의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 識別する力のある, 差別的な, 区別できる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حسن التمييز, مميز ( لشئ)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מפלה, מבחין‬


 
 
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