Discriminative — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

capable of making fine distinctions

expressing careful judgment; ; -Tyler Dennett

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈæftswʊmənʃˌɪp/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskɹˈɪmɪnətˌɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskɹˈɪmɪnətˌɪv/

5 syllables Say it as /dɹˈæftswʊmənʃˌɪp/.

Examples

discriminative censure
a biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in purpose

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

discriminatory judicial

Parts of Speech

adjective	capable of making fine distinctions
adjective	expressing careful judgment; ; -Tyler Dennett “discriminative censure”

Word Forms

discriminate	verb	distinguish
judge	noun	an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

diskriminierend

in der Lage, feine Unterscheidungen zu treffen

🇫🇷French

discriminatoire

capable de faire des distinctions fines

🇪🇸Spanish

discriminatorio

capaz de hacer finas distinciones

🇮🇹Italian

discriminativo

capace di fare sottili distinzioni

🇳🇱Dutch

discriminerend

in staat om fijne onderscheidingen te maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

discriminativo

capaz de fazer distinções sutis

🇷🇺Russian

дискриминационный

способен делать тонкие различия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विशेषक

सूक्ष्म भेद करने में सक्षम

🇧🇩Bengali

বৈষম্যমূলক

সূক্ষ্ম পার্থক্য করতে সক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

பாரபட்சமான

சிறந்த வேறுபாடுகளை உருவாக்கும் திறன் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

వివక్షత

చక్కటి వ్యత్యాసాలు చేయగలడు

🇮🇳Marathi

भेदभाव

चांगले भेद करण्यास सक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભેદભાવપૂર્ણ

સુંદર ભેદ કરવા સક્ષમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಾರತಮ್ಯ

ಉತ್ತಮ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിവേചനപരമായ

നല്ല വേർതിരിവുകൾ ഉണ്ടാക്കാൻ കഴിവുള്ള

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੱਖਪਾਤੀ

ਵਧੀਆ ਅੰਤਰ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਸਮਰੱਥ

🇵🇰Urdu

امتیازی

عمدہ امتیاز کرنے کے قابل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

歧视性的

能够做出细微的区分

🇯🇵Japanese

差別的な

細かい区別ができる

🇰🇷Korean

차별적인

미세한 구별이 가능한

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phân biệt đối xử

có khả năng tạo ra sự khác biệt tốt

🇹🇭Thai

เลือกปฏิบัติ

สามารถสร้างความแตกต่างอันดีได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

diskriminatif

mampu membuat perbedaan halus

🇵🇭Filipino

diskriminasyon

may kakayahang gumawa ng magagandang pagkakaiba

🇲🇾Malay

diskriminatif

mampu membuat perbezaan yang baik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تمييزي

قادرة على صنع الفروق الدقيقة

🇮🇷Persian

تبعیض آمیز

قادر به ایجاد تمایز خوب

🇹🇷Turkish

ayrımcı

ince ayrımlar yapabilme yeteneğine sahip

🇮🇱Hebrew

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