discriminating taste

discriminating taste
index discretion (quality of being discreet)

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  • Discriminating — Dis*crim i*na ting, a. 1. Marking a difference; distinguishing. {Dis*crim i*na ting*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] And finds with keen discriminating sight, Black s not so black; nor white so very white. Canning. [1913 Webster] 2. making careful or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • taste — Synonyms and related words: Atticism, affection, affinity, appetence, appetite, appreciate, appreciation, appreciation of differences, appreciativeness, apprehend, appropriateness, aroma, artistic judgment, assay, attribute, badge, bag, be aware… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • discriminating — adjective able to judge what is of good quality and what is not: We have a large wine list for those of discriminating taste …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • taste — n 1 Taste, flavor, savor, tang, relish, smack can all mean the property of a substance which makes it perceptible to the gustatory sense. Taste not only is the most inclusive of these terms but it gives no suggestion of a specific character or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • discriminating — discriminating, discriminatory Both words are related to the noun discrimination in two very different senses, and it is important to choose the right one. Discriminating, when used as an adjective, is appreciatory and means ‘showing good taste… …   Modern English usage

  • discriminating — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or showing good taste or judgement …   English terms dictionary

  • taste — I n. appreciation sense of what is proper 1) to acquire, cultivate, develop a taste 2) to demonstrate, display, show (a) taste 3) (an) acquired; artistic; bad; discriminating; elegant, excellent, exquisite; good taste (it is bad taste to ignore… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • taste — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. savor; sample. n. flavor; tasting, morsel, sample; predilection, relish, preference; judgment.See taste, choice. II Sense of flavor Nouns 1. taste, tastefulness; good or cultivated taste; delicacy,… …   English dictionary for students

  • discriminating — discriminatingly, adv. /di skrim euh nay ting/, adj. 1. differentiating; analytical. 2. noting differences or distinctions with nicety; discerning; perspicacious: a discriminating interpreter of events. 3. having excellent taste or judgment: a… …   Universalium

  • discriminating — adjective a) Able to perceive fine distinctions between similar things; perceptive b) Having a discerning judgment or taste …   Wiktionary

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