|  discriminating 
 
 1. showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste (Freq. 1)
 - the discriminating eye of the connoisseur
 • Ant:
 undiscriminating
 • Similar to:
 appreciative, diacritic, diacritical, discerning, discriminative,
 discriminatory, eclectic, good, selective
 • See Also:
 discerning, discriminate
 2. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
 - an acute observer of politics and politicians
 - incisive comments
 - icy knifelike reasoning
 - as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang
 - penetrating insight
 - frequent penetrative observations
 • Syn:
 acute, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating,
 penetrative, piercing, sharp
 • Similar to:
 perceptive
 • Derivationally related forms:
 sharpness (for: sharp), penetrate (for: penetrative), keenness (for: keen), incisiveness (for: incisive), acuteness (for: acute)
 
 
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