Taste Meaning

There are 13 meaning(s) for word Taste

Meaning 1 : a strong liking

    Synonyms : penchant,  predilection,  preference
Meaning 2 : the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth

    Example : his cold deprived him of his sense of taste

    Synonyms : gustation,  gustatory modality,  sense of taste
Meaning 3 : a small amount eaten or drunk

    Example : take a taste--you'll like it

    Synonyms : mouthful
Meaning 4 : take a sample of

    Synonyms : sample,  try,  try out
Meaning 5 : the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus

    Example : the candy left him with a bad taste,the melon had a delicious taste

    Synonyms : gustatory perception,  gustatory sensation,  taste perception,  taste sensation
Meaning 6 : delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)

    Example : arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success,to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste

    Synonyms : appreciation,  discernment,  perceptiveness
Meaning 7 : have a distinctive or characteristic taste

    Example : This tastes of nutmeg

    Synonyms : smack
Meaning 8 : have flavor; taste of something

    Synonyms : savor,  savour
Meaning 9 : a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds

    Synonyms : tasting
Meaning 10 : a brief experience of something

    Example : he got a taste of life on the wild side,she enjoyed her brief taste of independence

Meaning 11 : distinguish flavors

    Example : We tasted wines last night

Meaning 12 : experience briefly

    Example : The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died

Meaning 13 : perceive by the sense of taste

    Example : Can you taste the garlic?

How to Pronounce Taste

  • teɪst


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