taste
noun
1 taste
The sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus:
— The candy left him with a bad taste.
— The melon had a delicious taste.
synonyms: gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste perception, taste sensation.
Roget 354:
pulpiness
etc.
adj.;
pulp,
taste,
dough,
curd,
pap,
rob,
jam,
pudding,
poultice,
grume†.
mush,
oatmeal,
baby food.
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Dutch: smaak
Polish: smak
2 taste
3 taste
Delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values):
— Arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success.
— To ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste.
synonyms: appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness.
Roget 850:
taste;
good taste,
refined taste,
cultivated taste;
delicacy,
refinement,
fine feeling,
gust,
gusto,
tact,
finesse;
nicety
etc.
(discrimination)
465;
to prepon [Gr.];
polish,
elegance,
grace.
judgment,
discernment
etc.
465.
dilettantism,
dilettanteism;
virtu;
fine art;
culture,
cultivation.
[Science of taste]
aesthetics.
man of taste
&c.;
connoisseur,
judge,
critic,
conoscente,
virtuoso,
amateur,
dilettante,
Aristarchus†,
Corinthian,
arbiter elegantiarum [Lat.],
stagirite†,
euphemist.
caviare to the general"
[Hamlet].
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Roget 465:
discrimination,
distinction,
differentiation,
diagnosis,
diorism†;
nice perception;
perception of difference,
appreciation of difference;
estimation
etc.
466;
nicety,
refinement;
taste
etc.
850;
critique,
judgment;
tact;
discernment
etc.
(intelligence)
498;
acuteness,
penetration;
nuances.
dope [Slang],
past performances.
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Polish: gust, smak
4 taste
A brief experience of something.
Dutch: proeven
Polish: smak
5 taste
A small amount eaten or drunk:
— Take a taste--you'll like it.
synonym: mouthful.
6 taste
The faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth:
— His cold deprived him of his sense of taste.
synonyms: gustation, gustatory modality, sense of taste.
Roget 390:
taste,
flavor,
gust,
gusto,
savor;
gout,
relish;
sapor†,
sapidity†;
twang,
smack,
smatch†;
aftertaste,
tang.
tasting;
degustation,
gustation.
palate,
tongue,
tooth,
stomach.
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Dutch: het proeven, smaak, smaakzin
Polish: smak, podniebienie
7 taste
A kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds.
synonym: tasting.
verb
1 taste
Have flavor; taste of something.
synonyms: savor, savour.
Roget 821:
feel;
receive an impression
etc.
n.;
be impressed with
etc.
adj.;
entertain feeling,
harbor feeling,
cherish feeling
etc.
n..
respond;
catch the flame,
catch the infection;
enter the spirit of.
bear,
suffer,
support,
sustain,
endure,
thole [Scot.],
aby†;
abide
etc.
(be composed)
826;
experience
etc.
(meet with)
151;
taste,
prove;
labor under,
smart under;
bear the brunt of,
brave,
stand.
swell,
glow,
warm,
flush,
blush,
change color,
mantle;
turn color,
turn pale,
turn red,
turn black in the face;
tingle,
thrill,
heave,
pant,
throb,
palpitate,
go pitapat,
tremble,
quiver,
flutter,
twitter;
shake
etc.
315;
be agitated,
be excited
etc.
824;
look blue,
look black;
wince;
draw a deep breath.
impress
etc.
(excite the feelings)
824.
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Roget 390:
taste,
savor,
smatch†,
smack,
flavor,
twang;
tickle the palate
etc.
(savory)
394;
smack the lips.
Dutch: smaken
2 taste
Perceive by the sense of taste.
Dutch: proeven
3 taste
4 taste
Have a distinctive or characteristic taste:
— This tastes of nutmeg.
synonym: smack.
5 taste
6 taste
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