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discriminative, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary Skip to main content Factsheet Etymology Meaning & use Pronunciation Frequency Compounds & derived words Dictionary Historical Thesaurus Factsheet Quotations Hide all quotations Factsheet What does the adjective discriminative mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective discriminative . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use How common is the adjective discriminative ? About 0.6 occurrences per million words in modern written English 1750 0.056 1760 0.11 1770 0.15 1780 0.24 1790 0.29 1800 0.33 1810 0.34 1820 0.33 1830 0.29 1840 0.29 1850 0.27 1860 0.28 1870 0.33 1880 0.33 1890 0.36 1900 0.39 1910 0.41 1920 0.39 1930 0.42 1940 0.48 1950 0.6 1960 0.64 1970 0.66 1980 0.65 1990 0.59 2000 0.49 2010 0.44 See frequency What is the etymology of the adjective discriminative ? discriminative is a borrowing from Latin , combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin discrīmināt- , discrīmināre , ‑ive suffix . See etymology What is the earliest known use of the adjective discriminative ? Earliest known use mid 1600s The earliest known use of the adjective discriminative is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for discriminative is from before 1638, in the writing of Joseph Mede, Hebraist and biblical scholar. See meaning & use How is the adjective discriminative pronounced? British English /dᵻˈskrɪmᵻnətɪv/ duh-SKRIM-uh-nuh-tiv U.S. English /dᵻˈskrɪməˌneɪdɪv/ duh-SKRIM-uh-nay-div /dᵻˈskrɪmənədɪv/ duh-SKRIM-uh-nuh-div See pronunciation Nearby entries discriminately, adv. 1706– discriminateness, n. 1727– discriminating, adj. 1642– discriminating circle, n. 1893– discriminating cubic, n. 1862– discriminatingly, adv. 1802– discriminating monopoly, n. 1875– discrimination, n. 1621– discriminational, adj. 1879– discrimination learning, n. 1932– discriminative, adj. a1638– discriminatively, adv. a1638– discriminator, n. 1663– discriminatorily, adv. 1920– discriminatory, adj. 1745– discriminoid, n. 1877–79 discriminoidal, adj. 1877–79 discriminous, adj. 1658– discriminousness, n. 1731 discrown, v. 1586– discruciament, n. 1593–1623 Browse more nearby entries Etymology Thank you for visiting Oxford English Dictionary To continue reading, please sign in below or purchase a subscription. After purchasing, please sign in below to access the content. 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View our subscription options Personal account Access or purchase personal subscriptions Get our newsletter Save searches Set display preferences Sign in Register Institutional access Sign in through your institution Sign in with library card Sign in with username / password Recommend to your librarian Institutional account management Sign in as administrator on Oxford Academic Entry history for discriminative, adj. discriminative, adj. was revised in December 2013. discriminative, adj. was last modified in December 2025. Revision of the OED is a long-term project, and oed.com is a living text, updated every three months. 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Browse entry Nearby entries discriminately, adv. 1706– discriminateness, n. 1727– discriminating, adj. 1642– discriminating circle, n. 1893– discriminating cubic, n. 1862– discriminatingly, adv. 1802– discriminating monopoly, n. 1875– discrimination, n. 1621– discriminational, adj. 1879– discrimination learning, n. 1932– discriminative, adj. a1638– discriminatively, adv. a1638– discriminator, n. 1663– discriminatorily, adv. 1920– discriminatory, adj. 1745– discriminoid, n. 1877–79 discriminoidal, adj. 1877–79 discriminous, adj. 1658– discriminousness, n. 1731 discrown, v. 1586– discruciament, n. 1593–1623 Browse more nearby entries