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Discriminating vs Distinguishing - What's the difference?

discriminating | distinguishing |

As adjectives the difference between discriminating and distinguishing

is that discriminating is able to perceive fine distinctions between similar things; perceptive while distinguishing is that serves to distinguish.

As verbs the difference between discriminating and distinguishing

is that discriminating is while distinguishing is .

discriminating

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to perceive fine distinctions between similar things; perceptive
  • Having a discerning judgment or taste

    • Verb

    (head)

    • distinguishing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That serves to distinguish.

    • Derived terms

    * distinguishing penant