#465. Discrimination. [results of comparison 1.] -- N. discrimination, distinction, differentiation, diagnosis, diorism[obs3]; nice perception; perception of difference, appreciation of difference; estimation &c. 466; nicety, refinement; taste &c. 850; critique, judgment; tact; discernment &c. (intelligence) 498; acuteness, penetration; nuances.
dope*, past performances.
V. discriminate, distinguish, severalize[obs3]; recognize, match, identify; separate; draw the line, sift; separate the chaff from the wheat, winnow the chaff from the wheat; separate the men from the boys; split hairs, draw a fine line, nitpick, quibble.
estimate &c. (measure) 466; 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.
Adj. discriminating &c. v.; dioristic[obs3], discriminative, distinctive; nice.
Phr. il y a fagots et fagots; rem acu tetigisti[Lat][obs3]; la critique est aisee et l'art est difficile [Fr]; miles apart; a distinction without a difference.