What does discriminating mean?

Definitions for discriminating
dɪˈskrɪm əˌneɪ tɪŋdis·crim·i·nat·ing

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word discriminating.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. discriminatingadjective

    showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste

    "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur"

  2. acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharpadjective

    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"

GCIDE

  1. Discriminatingadjective

    making careful or fine distinctions, especially as to quality or accuracy; as, a discriminating observer.

  2. Discriminatingadjective

    having a refined taste or excellent judgment; as, a discriminating taste.

Wiktionary

  1. discriminatingadjective

    Able to perceive fine distinctions between similar things; perceptive

  2. discriminatingadjective

    Having a discerning judgment or taste

Wikipedia

  1. discriminating

    Discrimination is the act of making unjustified, prejudiced distinctions between people based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they belong or are perceived to belong. People may be discriminated on the basis of race, gender, age, religion, disability, or sexual orientation, as well as other categories. Discrimination especially occurs when individuals or groups are unfairly treated in a way which is worse than other people are treated, on the basis of their actual or perceived membership in certain groups or social categories. It involves restricting members of one group from opportunities or privileges that are available to members of another group.Discriminatory traditions, policies, ideas, practices and laws exist in many countries and institutions in all parts of the world, including territories where discrimination is generally looked down upon. In some places, attempts such as quotas have been used to benefit those who are believed to be current or past victims of discrimination. These attempts have often been met with controversy, and have sometimes been called reverse discrimination.

ChatGPT

  1. discriminating

    Discriminating refers to the act of making or recognizing a clear distinction or differences between things, particularly based on class or category. It can also refer to showing or having prejudice or bias based on differences such as race, gender, age, religion, or nationality. It generally involves treating someone or a group unfairly because of their particular characteristics or differences. It can also refer to having refined taste or good judgment in a specific range of things.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Discriminating

    of Discriminate

  2. Discriminatingadjective

    marking a difference; distinguishing

How to pronounce discriminating?

How to say discriminating in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of discriminating in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of discriminating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of discriminating in a Sentence

  1. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker:

    One should stop - especially Britain, which was always for expansion of the European Union - discriminating against countries only because it comes across well in the current context if you beat up on others, i am strictly against that one should - and this is the key point - act as if all Poles, all Romanians, all Bulgarians who are on the European labor market are doing this out of a basically criminal disposition. These are people who are working to get paid.

  2. Todd Starnes:

    My wife was going to run the half until she saw this and refused to event sign up for it, this doesn’t do anything for women. They are just discriminating against someone else. It makes them no better.

  3. Jeb Bush:

    A big country, a tolerant country, ought to be able to figure out the difference between discriminating against someone because of their sexual orientation and not forcing someone to participate in a wedding that they find goes against their moral beliefs.

  4. Christina Patterson:

    Multiple issues with HR and doctors treating me differently and discriminating against me because of my, my choices.

  5. David Gridley, Indiantown:

    Swearing is like any other music...If it is not done well, if it is not done with a fine and discriminating art, and vitalized with gracious and heartborn feeling, it lacks beauty, it lacks charm, it lacks expression, it lacks nobleness, it lacks majesty...

Popularity rank by frequency of use

discriminating#10000#29124#100000

Translations for discriminating

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for discriminating »

Translation

Find a translation for the discriminating definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"discriminating." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/discriminating>.

Discuss these discriminating definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for discriminating? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Image or illustration of

    discriminating

    Credit »

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
    A equivalent
    B elusive
    C occlusive
    D contagious

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for discriminating: