discriminating
/dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪtɪŋ
/adjective
Having or showing refined taste or good judgement: he became a discriminating collector and patron of the arts...
- ‘The composer's operetta appeals to a less discriminating taste for melody, harmony and rhythm,’ he said.
- Here are the latest DVD releases for those with discriminating tastes.
- For people of discriminating tastes, that is the ideal karaoke.
Synonyms
discerning, perceptive, astute, shrewd, judicious, perspicacious, insightful;
selective, with good taste, particular, fastidious, critical, keen, tasteful, refined, sensitive, cultivated, cultured, artistic, aesthetic
archaic nice
rare discriminative
Derivatives
discriminatingly
/ adverb ...- Encouragement and reward are, of course, essential for learning but only when used intelligently, discriminatingly, closely focused on the product or process of a pupil's work.
- We're probably supposed to assume he bought his Internet stocks just as discriminatingly.
- Maybe your ability to listen to them discriminatingly is damaged as well.
- playmaking
- playmate
- play material
- playmating
- play merry hell with
- play method
- playmobile
- play money
- play night
- playock
- play off
- play of words
- play on
- play one's ace
- play one's cards close to one's chest
- play one's cards right
- play one's cards right (or well)
- play oneself in
- play (or act) the fool
- play (or keep) one's cards close to one's chest (or vest)
- play (or play it) safe (or for safety)
- play (or raise) hob
- play (or sing or practise) scales
- play (or use) the —— card
- play out