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- DictionaryDis·crim·i·nat·ing/dəˈskriməˌnādiNG/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) having or showing refined taste or good judgment: "he became a discriminating collector and patron of the arts"
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Learn the meaning of discriminating as an adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Discriminating can mean making a distinction, discerning, or discriminatory, depending on the context.
Discrimination can mean the act of distinguishing, the power of fine perception, or the act of treating people differently based on prejudice. Learn the synonyms, examples, and history of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb discriminate, which can mean to distinguish, differentiate, or treat unfairly. Find out how to use discriminate in a sentence and how it relates to discern and discernible.
adjective. 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.
Discriminating means able to judge the quality of something based on its difference from other, similar things. Learn how to pronounce it, see examples and translations in different languages.
Discriminate definition: to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality. See examples of DISCRIMINATE used in a sentence.
noun. an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction. treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit: racial and religious intolerance and discrimination.
