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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | particularity in taste |
| Synonyms: | acumen, acuteness, astucity, astuteness, bias, clearness, decision, difference, differentiation, discernment, distinction, judgment, keenness, penetration, perception, percipience, perspicacity, preference, refinement, sagacity, sense, separation, shrewdness, subtlety, taste, understanding |
| Antonyms: | indifference |
| Main Entry: | selectiveness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discrimination |
| Synonyms: | acumen, acuteness, astucity, astuteness, bias, clearness, decision, difference, differentiation, discernment, distinction, judgment, keenness, penetration, perception, percipience, perspicacity, preference, refinement, sagacity, selectivity, sense, separation, shrewdness, subtlety, taste, understanding |
| Main Entry: | selectivity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discrimination |
| Synonyms: | acumen, acuteness, astucity, astuteness, bias, clearness, decision, difference, differentiation, discernment, distinction, judgment, keenness, penetration, perception, percipience, perspicacity, preference, refinement, sagacity, selectiveness, sense, separation, shrewdness, subtlety, taste, understanding |
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| Concept: | [Results of comparison] Discrimination. |
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-nouns
discrimination, distinction, differentiation, diagnosis, diorism; nice perception; perception of difference, appreciation of difference; estimation; nicety, refinement; taste; critique, judgment; tact; discernment (intelligence); acuteness, penetration; nuances., dope, past performances.
-verbs
discriminate, distinguish, severalize; separate; draw the line, sift; separate the chaff from the wheat, winnow the chaff from the wheat; split hairs., estimate (measure); know which is which, know what is what, know a hawk from a handsaw [Hamlet]., take into account, take into consideration; give due weight to, allow due weight to; weigh carefully.
-adjectives
discriminating; dioristic, discriminative, distinctive; nice.
-phrases
il y a fagots et fagots; rem acu tetigisti; la critique est aisée et l'art est difficile.
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| Antonyms: | indiscrimination |
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