Associations to the word «Discriminating»

Wiktionary

DISCRIMINATING, adjective. Able to perceive fine distinctions between similar things; perceptive
DISCRIMINATING, adjective. Having a discerning judgment or taste
DISCRIMINATING, verb. Present participle of discriminate

Dictionary definition

DISCRIMINATING, adjective. Showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur".
DISCRIMINATING, adjective. 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".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.