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

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats