ADJECTIVE | all | discriminating | showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste |
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all | discriminating, acute, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp | having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions |
Sounds | dihskrih'mahney.tihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste. | |
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Example | "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur" | |
Narrower | appreciative | Having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion |
diacritic, diacritical | capable of distinguishing | |
discerning | able to make or detect effects of great subtlety | |
discriminative, discriminatory | capable of making fine distinctions | |
eclectic | selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas | |
good | generally admired / admired | |
selective | tending to select | |
See also | discerning | Having or revealing keen insight and good judgment |
discriminate | marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions | |
Opposite | undiscriminating, indiscriminating | not discriminating |
Spanish | fino |
Meaning | Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions. | |
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Synonyms | acute, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp | |
Broader | perceptive | Having the ability to perceive or understand |
Spanish | afilado, agudo, fino, incisivo, mordaz, penetrante, punzante | |
Catalan | afilat, agut, fi, incisiu, penetrant |
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