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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | distinction |
| Synonyms: | contrast, discernment, discrimination, separation |
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| Main Entry: | demarcation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boundary, division |
| Synonyms: | bound, confine, delimitation, differentiation, distinction, enclosure, limit, margin, separation, split, terminus |
| Main Entry: | discrimination |
| 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: | counterpoint |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contrast |
| Synonyms: | antithesis, contradiction, contradistinction, differentiation, disagreement, inverse, oppositeness, opposition |
| Main Entry: | discreteness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | distinctiveness |
| Synonyms: | differentiation, individuality, particularity, separateness, singularity |
| 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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| Main Entry: | contrast |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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Adjectives: |
adverse, antagonistic, antipodean, antithalian, antithetical, apotropaic, as opposite as black and white, as opposite as fire and water, as opposite as light and darkness, as opposite as the poles, at cross purposes, bottom upwards, conflicting, contraconscientious, contradictory, contranitent, contrapletal, contrariant, contrarious, contrary, contrasted, contrasty, contre-coeur, converse, counter, counteracting, countervailing, dead against, diametrically opposite, differing, hostile, hyperion to a satyr, inconsistent, inside out, inverse, inverted, just the other way, keel upwards, negative, no such thing, not to be thought of, obverted, on one's head, opposed, opposing, opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse, reactionary, recalcitrant, repercussive, retroactive, retrorse, reverse, reverting, revulsive, rovescio, supine, topheavy, topsy-turvy, upside down, withershins, wrong side out, wrong side up
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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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