discriminating
able to distinguish differences or distinctions; differentiating; analytic.
noting differences or distinctions with nicety; discerning; perspicacious: a discriminating interpreter of events.
having excellent taste or judgment: a discriminating interior designer.
differential, as a tariff.
possessing distinctive features; capable of being differentiated; discriminative.
Origin of discriminating
1Other words from discriminating
- dis·crim·i·nat·ing·ly, adverb
- half-dis·crim·i·nat·ing, adjective
- half-dis·crim·i·nat·ing·ly, adverb
- non·dis·crim·i·nat·ing, adjective
- non·dis·crim·i·nat·ing·ly, adverb
- o·ver·dis·crim·i·nat·ing, adjective
- o·ver·dis·crim·i·nat·ing·ly, adverb
- qua·si-dis·crim·i·nat·ing, adjective
- qua·si-dis·crim·i·nat·ing·ly, adverb
- un·dis·crim·i·nat·ing, adjective
- un·dis·crim·i·nat·ing·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with discriminating
- discriminating , discriminatory
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British Dictionary definitions for discriminating
/ (dɪˈskrɪmɪˌneɪtɪŋ) /
able to see fine distinctions and differences
discerning in matters of taste
(of a tariff, import duty, etc) levied at differential rates in order to favour or discourage imports or exports
Derived forms of discriminating
- discriminatingly, adverb
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