taste
1. the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus (Freq. 8)
- the candy left him with a bad taste
- the melon had a delicious taste
• Syn:
taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception
• Hypernyms:
sensation, esthesis, aesthesis, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum
• Hyponyms:
relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor,
savour, smack, nip, tang, sweet, sweetness,
sugariness, sour, sourness, tartness, bitter, bitterness,
salt, saltiness, salinity, astringency, astringence, finish,
flatness, mellowness
2. a strong liking (Freq. 7)
- my own preference is for good literature
- the Irish have a penchant for blarney
• Syn:
preference, penchant, predilection
• Derivationally related forms:
prefer (for: preference)
• Hypernyms:
liking
• Hyponyms:
acquired taste, weakness
3. delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values) (Freq. 3)
- arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success
- to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste
• Syn:
appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness
• Derivationally related forms:
perceptive (for: perceptiveness)
• Hypernyms:
discrimination, secernment
• Hyponyms:
virtu, vertu, connoisseurship, vogue, trend,
style, delicacy, discretion, culture
• Attrubites:
tasteful, tasteless
4. a brief experience of something (Freq. 1)
- he got a taste of life on the wild side
- she enjoyed her brief taste of independence
• Hypernyms:
experience
5. the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
- his cold deprived him of his sense of taste
• Syn:
gustation, sense of taste, gustatory modality
• Derivationally related forms:
gustatory (for: gustation), gustatorial (for: gustation), tasty
• Hypernyms:
modality, sense modality, sensory system, exteroception
6. a small amount eaten or drunk
- take a taste--you'll like it
• Syn:
mouthful
• Hypernyms:
small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
• Hyponyms:
morsel, bit, bite, swallow, sup
• Part Holonyms:
helping, portion, serving
7. a kind of sensing;
distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
- a wine tasting
• Syn:
tasting
• Derivationally related forms:
taste (for: tasting)
• Hypernyms:
sensing, perception
1. have flavor;
taste of something (Freq. 10)
• Syn:
savor, savour
• Derivationally related forms:
savour (for: savour), savor (for: savor)
• Hyponyms:
smack
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something ----s Adjective/Noun
- The food does taste good
2. perceive by the sense of taste (Freq. 3)
- Can you taste the garlic?
• Derivationally related forms:
tasting
• Hypernyms:
perceive, comprehend
• Hyponyms:
savor, savour
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
3. take a sample of (Freq. 3)
- Try these new crackers
- Sample the regional dishes
• Syn:
sample, try, try out
• Derivationally related forms:
taster, tasting, tryout (for: try out), trier (for: try), trial (for: try), sample (for: sample), sampler (for: sample)
• Hypernyms:
consume, ingest, take in, take, have
• Hyponyms:
degust
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They taste more bread
4. have a distinctive or characteristic taste
- This tastes of nutmeg
• Syn:
smack
• Derivationally related forms:
tasting, smack (for: smack)
• Hypernyms:
savor, savour
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
5. distinguish flavors
- We tasted wines last night
• Derivationally related forms:
taster
• Hypernyms:
identify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. experience briefly
- The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died
• Hypernyms:
know, experience, live
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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