Word Frequency
taste (teɪst
)
Definitions
noun
- the sense by which the qualities and flavour of a substance are distinguished by the taste buds
- the sensation experienced by means of the taste buds
- the act of tasting
- a small amount eaten, drunk, or tried on the tongue
- a brief experience of something ⇒
a taste of the whip
- a preference or liking for something; inclination ⇒
to have a taste for danger
- the ability to make discerning judgments about aesthetic, artistic, and intellectual
matters; discrimination ⇒
to have taste
- judgment of aesthetic or social matters according to a generally accepted standard ⇒
bad taste
- discretion; delicacy ⇒
that remark lacks taste
- (obsolete) the act of testing
verb
- to distinguish the taste of (a substance) by means of the taste buds
- usually tr to take a small amount of (a food, liquid, etc) into the mouth, esp in order to test
the quality ⇒
to taste the wine
- often foll by of to have a specific flavour or taste ⇒
the tea tastes of soap
,this apple tastes sour
- when intr, usually foll by of to have an experience of (something) ⇒
to taste success
- tr an archaic word for enjoy
- tr (obsolete) to test by touching
Derived Forms
ˈtastable adjectiveWord Origin
C13: from Old French taster, ultimately from Latin taxāre to appraiseSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = bit, bite, drop, swallow, sip, mouthful, touch, sample, dash, nip, spoonful, morsel, titbit, soupçon
= experience, contact with, exposure to, impression, participation in, involvement with, familiarity with
= liking, preference, penchant, fondness, partiality, desire, fancy, leaning, bent, appetite, relish, inclination, palate, predilection,
= refinement, style, judgment, culture, polish, grace, discrimination, perception, appreciation, elegance, sophistication, cultivation, discernment,
= have a flavour of, smack of, savour of
= experience, know, undergo, partake of, feel, encounter, meet with, come up against, have knowledge of,
Quotations including 'taste'
"Taste is the feminine of genius"
"No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public"
"Taste is the only morality. Tell me what you like, and I'll tell you who you are"
"Taste is the enemy of creativeness"
"There's no accounting for tastes"
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"
"One man's meat is another man's poison"
Translations for 'taste'
- British English: taste Your sense of taste is your ability to recognize the flavour of things with your tongue....an excellent sense of taste.teɪst NOUNsense
- Arabic: ذَوْق
- Brazilian Portuguese: gosto
- Chinese: 味道
- Croatian: okus
- Czech: chuť
- Danish: smag
- Dutch: smaak
- European Spanish: gustosabor
- Finnish: maku
- French: goût
- German: Geschmack Geschmäcker
- Greek: γεύση
- Italian: gusto
- Japanese: 味
- Korean: 맛
- Norwegian: smak
- Polish: smak
- Portuguese: gosto
- Romanian: gust gusturi
- Russian: вкус
- Spanish: gustosabor
- Swedish: smak
- Thai: รสชาติ
- Turkish: tat
- Ukrainian: смак
- Vietnamese: vịnếm
- British English: taste If food or drink tastes of something, it has that particular flavour.The tea tasted of lemon.teɪst VERB
- Arabic: يَتَذَوَّقُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: saber
- Chinese: 品尝
- Croatian: imati okus
- Czech: chutnat --
- Danish: smage
- Dutch: proeven
- European Spanish: saber
- Finnish: maistaa
- French: avoir le goût de
- German: schmecken
- Greek: γεύομαι
- Italian: assaggiare
- Japanese: 味をみる
- Korean: 맛보다
- Norwegian: smake
- Polish: skosztować kosztować
- Portuguese: saber
- Romanian: a avea gust de
- Russian: пробовать
- Spanish: degustar
- Swedish: smaka
- Thai: มีรสชาติ
- Turkish: tatmak
- Ukrainian: мати смак
- Vietnamese: có vị
- British English: taste A person's taste is their choice in the things that they like or buy, for example, their clothes, possessions, or music. NOUNHis taste in clothes is extremely good.choice
- Brazilian Portuguese: gosto
- Chinese: 味觉味觉覺
- European Spanish: gusto
- French: goût
- German: Geschmack
- Italian: gusto
- Japanese: 味覚
- Korean: 미각
- Portuguese: gosto
- Spanish: gusto
Example Sentences Including 'taste'
Elsewhere you can take part in this year's Big Draw, or keep your taste buds satisfied at the Mendip Food & Drink Festival.Country Life (2004)
He is deeply cultured and has exquisite taste , and his manners are inconspicuously refined.Globe and Mail (2003)
He's a smart, literate writer with the confidence and good taste to avoid simply showing off.Globe and Mail (2003)
In like manner his accession to that leadership, in the summer of 1996, left a bad taste in the mouth.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Maybe a solution will come to us once we've woken up our taste buds.THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
On the whole, despite the educational arguments, it all verges a little too much on the kitsch for my taste.CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
She had to force herself to eat, try to ignore the taste of blood, hide her gagging.THE VIRGIN BLUE (2002)
The last couple of days have given me a taste for seeing what goes on in my business.THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
The same linguistic arbiters of taste will find little to complain about on that in the new book.Glasgow Herald (2001)
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