Definition of Taste

Noun

• a kind of sensing
  distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
  "a wine tasting"
  tasting
• the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
  "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"
  gustation - sense of taste - gustatory modality
• a small amount eaten or drunk
  "take a taste--you'll like it"
  mouthful
• a brief experience of something
  "he got a taste of life on the wild side"
  "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence"
  
• 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"
  appreciation discernment perceptiveness
• a strong liking
  "my own preference is for good literature"
  "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
  preference penchant predilection
• 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"
  - taste sensation - gustatory sensation - taste perception - gustatory perception

Verb

• experience briefly
  "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died"
  
• distinguish flavors
  "We tasted wines last night"
  
• have a distinctive or characteristic taste
  "This tastes of nutmeg"
  smack
• take a sample of
  "Try these new crackers"
  "Sample the regional dishes"
  sample try - try out
• perceive by the sense of taste
  "Can you taste the garlic?"
  
• have flavor
  taste of something
  savor savour

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