Dictionary - taste

Dictionary Results for taste

1. taste - noun

· 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"

Synonym(s): taste_sensation, gustatory_sensation, taste_perception, gustatory_perception

Hypernym(s): sensation, esthesis, aesthesis, sense_experience, sense_impression, sense_datum

2. taste - noun

· a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

Synonym(s): preference, penchant, predilection

Hypernym(s): liking

3. taste - noun

· 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"

Synonym(s): appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness

Hypernym(s): discrimination, secernment

4. taste - noun

· a brief experience of something; "he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence"

Hypernym(s): experience

5. taste - noun

· a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it"

Synonym(s): mouthful

Hypernym(s): small_indefinite_quantity, small_indefinite_amount

6. taste - noun

· the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"

Synonym(s): gustation, sense_of_taste, gustatory_modality