discriminating
adjective
[ dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪtɪŋ ]
• having or showing refined taste or good judgement.
• "he became a discriminating collector and patron of the arts"
Similar:
discerning,
perceptive,
astute,
shrewd,
judicious,
perspicacious,
insightful,
selective,
with good taste,
particular,
fastidious,
critical,
keen,
tasteful,
refined,
sensitive,
cultivated,
cultured,
artistic,
aesthetic,
nice,
discriminative,
discriminate
verb
• recognize a distinction; differentiate.
• "babies can discriminate between different facial expressions"
• make an unjust or prejudicial distinction in the treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, sex, age, or disability.
• "existing employment policies discriminate against women"
Similar:
be biased,
show prejudice,
be prejudiced,
treat differently,
treat as inferior,
treat unfairly,
put at a disadvantage,
disfavour,
be intolerant towards,
victimize,
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin discriminat- ‘distinguished between’, from the verb discriminare, from discrimen ‘distinction’, from the verb discernere (see discern).
