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Discriminating definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISCRIMINATING, ppr.
1. Separating; distinguishing; marking with notes of difference.
2.a. Distinguishing; peculiar; characterized by peculiar differences; as the discriminating doctrines of the gospel.
3.a. That discriminates; able to make nice distinctions; as a discriminating mind.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur" [ant: indiscriminating, undiscriminating]
2: 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]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1647 1. making a distinction ; distinguishing <a discriminating mark> 2. marked by discrimination: a. discerning, judicious <discriminating burgers> b. discriminatory <accused of discriminating practices> • discriminatingly adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 able to discern, esp. distinctions. 2 having good taste. Derivatives: discriminatingly adv.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. To discriminate the goats from the sheep. --Barrow.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Discriminating Dis*crim"i*na`ting, a. Marking a difference; distinguishing. -- Dis*crim"i*na`ting*ly, adv. And finds with keen discriminating sight, Black's not so black; -- nor white so very white. --Canning.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Someone who is discriminating has the ability to recognize things that are of good quality. More discriminating visitors now tend to shun the area. = discerning ADJ [approval]

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