Dictionary entry details
• TASTE (noun)
Meaning:
The sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
taste sensation; taste perception; taste; gustatory sensation; gustatory perception
Context examples:
the candy left him with a bad taste / the melon had a delicious taste
Hypernyms ("taste" is a kind of...):
aesthesis; esthesis; sensation; sense datum; sense experience; sense impression (an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "taste"):
flavor; flavour; nip; relish; sapidity; savor; savour; smack; tang (the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth)
mellowness (a taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavor)
flatness (a deficiency in flavor)
finish ((wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed))
astringence; astringency (a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker)
salinity; salt; saltiness (the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth)
bitter; bitterness (the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth)
sour; sourness; tartness (the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth)
sugariness; sweet; sweetness (the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth)
Meaning:
A strong liking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
penchant; preference; taste; predilection
Context examples:
my own preference is for good literature / the Irish have a penchant for blarney
Hypernyms ("taste" is a kind of...):
liking (a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "taste"):
acquired taste (a preference that is only acquired after considerable experience)
weakness (a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you)
Meaning:
Delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
appreciation; discernment; perceptiveness; taste
Context examples:
arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success / to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste
Hypernyms ("taste" is a kind of...):
discrimination; secernment (the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished)
Attribute:
tasteful (having or showing or conforming to good taste)
tasteless (lacking aesthetic or social taste)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "taste"):
culture (the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group)
delicacy; discretion (refined taste; tact)
style; trend; vogue (the popular taste at a given time)
connoisseurship; vertu; virtu (love of or taste for fine objects of art)
Meaning:
A brief experience of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Context examples:
he got a taste of life on the wild side / she enjoyed her brief taste of independence
Hypernyms ("taste" is a kind of...):
experience (an event as apprehended)
Meaning:
A small amount eaten or drunk
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
mouthful; taste
Context example:
take a taste--you'll like it
Hypernyms ("taste" is a kind of...):
small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "taste"):
sup; swallow (a small amount of liquid food)
bit; bite; morsel (a small amount of solid food; a mouthful)
Holonyms ("taste" is a part of...):
helping; portion; serving (an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal)
Meaning:
The faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
gustation; gustatory modality; sense of taste; taste
Context example:
his cold deprived him of his sense of taste
Hypernyms ("taste" is a kind of...):
modality; sense modality; sensory system (a particular sense)
exteroception (sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body)
Meaning:
A kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
tasting; taste
Context example:
a wine tasting
Hypernyms ("taste" is a kind of...):
perception; sensing (becoming aware of something via the senses)
• TASTE (verb)
Meaning:
Have flavor; taste of something
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
savour; taste; savor
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "taste"):
smack; taste (have a distinctive or characteristic taste)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Sentence example:
The food does taste good
Meaning:
Take a sample of
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Synonyms:
sample; taste; try out; try
Context examples:
Try these new crackers / Sample the regional dishes
Hypernyms (to "taste" is one way to...):
consume; have; ingest; take; take in (serve oneself to, or consume regularly)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "taste"):
degust (taste with relish)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They taste more bread
Meaning:
Perceive by the sense of taste
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
Can you taste the garlic?
Hypernyms (to "taste" is one way to...):
comprehend; perceive (to become aware of through the senses)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "taste"):
savor; savour (taste appreciatively)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Have a distinctive or characteristic taste
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
smack; taste
Context example:
This tastes of nutmeg
Hypernyms (to "taste" is one way to...):
savor; savour; taste (have flavor; taste of something)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Distinguish flavors
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
We tasted wines last night
Hypernyms (to "taste" is one way to...):
identify (consider to be equal or the same)
"Taste" entails doing...:
taste (perceive by the sense of taste)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Experience briefly
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died
Hypernyms (to "taste" is one way to...):
experience; know; live (have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
"If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it probably needed fixing anyway." (English proverb)
"Seek wisdom, not knowledge. Knowledge is of the past, Wisdom is of the future." (Native American proverb, Lumbee)
"The weapon first, fighting second." (Arabic proverb)
"Clothes make the man." (Dutch proverb)
