Synonyms: discriminating
Definition: showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste
Usage: the discriminating eye of the connoisseur
Similar words: appreciative
Definition: having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion
Usage: appreciative of a beautiful landscape; an appreciative laugh from the audience
Similar words: diacritic, diacritical
Definition: capable of distinguishing
Usage: students having superior diacritic powers; the diacritic elements in culture- S.F.Nadel
Similar words: discerning
Definition: able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive
Usage: discerning taste; a discerning eye for color
Similar words: discriminative, discriminatory
Definition: capable of making fine distinctions
Similar words: eclectic
Definition: selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
Similar words: good
Definition: generally admired
Usage: good taste
Similar words: selective
Definition: tending to select; characterized by careful choice
Usage: an exceptionally quick and selective reader- John Mason Brown
Synonyms: penetrating, penetrative, incisive, discriminating, piercing, acute, keen, knifelike, sharp
Definition: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
Usage: an acute observer of politics and politicians; incisive comments; icy knifelike reasoning; as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang; penetrating insight; frequent penetrative observations
Similar words: perceptive
Definition: having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment
Usage: a perceptive eye; a perceptive observation