taste
noun
[ teɪst ]
• the sensation of flavour perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance.
• "the wine had a fruity taste"
• a person's liking for particular flavours.
• "this pudding is too sweet for my taste"
• the ability to discern what is of good quality or of a high aesthetic standard.
• "she has frightful taste in literature"
Similar:
judgement,
discrimination,
discernment,
tastefulness,
cultivation,
culture,
refinement,
polish,
finesse,
elegance,
grace,
style,
stylishness,
Opposite:
tastelessness,
taste
verb
• perceive or experience the flavour of.
• "she had never tasted ice cream before"
• have experience of.
• "the team has not yet tasted victory at home"
Similar:
experience,
undergo,
encounter,
meet,
come face to face with,
come up against,
know,
have knowledge of,
sample,
try,
Origin:
Middle English (also in the sense ‘touch’): from Old French tast (noun), taster (verb) ‘touch, try, taste’, perhaps based on a blend of Latin tangere ‘to touch’ and gustare ‘to taste’.
