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- DictionaryDis·crim·i·na·tive/dəˈskriməˌnādiv/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) able to recognize or make distinctions with accuracy: "she needs to be discriminative when it comes to investment of valuable resources"
- 2. making or showing an unjust or prejudicial distinction in the treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of ethnicity, sex, age, or disability: "her statements were discriminative against minority groups"
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Discriminative is an adjective that means making distinctions or discriminatory. See synonyms, examples, word history and related entries for discriminative.
Discriminative definition: constituting a particular quality, trait, or difference; characteristic; notable.. See examples of DISCRIMINATIVE used in a sentence.
treating a person or group of people differently, especially in an unfair way: Unions described the move as discriminative. There was a backlash from those who thought the decision was discriminative. Synonym. discriminatory. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Definitions of discriminative. adjective. capable of making fine distinctions. synonyms: discriminatory. discriminant, discriminating. showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste. adjective. expressing careful judgment. “ discriminative censure”.
4 days ago · Discriminative means making fine distinctions, showing partiality or prejudice, or constituting a particular quality or trait. See the word frequency, origin, derived forms, and sentences from various sources.
especially : to make a difference in treatment on a basis prohibited by law (as national origin, race, sex, religion, age, or disability) see also bona fide occupational qualification, equal protection, reverse discrimination, suspect class, Civil Rights Act of 1964. discrimination. dis-ˌkri-mə-ˈnā-shən. noun.
Discriminative means having the ability to distinguish or make a choice based on differences. It is derived from Latin discrīmināt-, discrīmināre, and has five meanings in OED.
