taste

1. The sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus (synset 105723230)
   "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste"
   is a type of: aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression - an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
   subtypes:

   • flavor, flavour, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang - the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
   • sugariness, sweet, sweetness - the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
   • sour, sourness, tartness - the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
   • bitter, bitterness - the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
   • salinity, salt, saltiness - the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
   • astringence, astringency - a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker
   • finish - (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)
   • flatness - a deficiency in flavor
   • mellowness - a taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavor
   same as: gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste perception, taste sensation
2. A strong liking (synset 107513449)
   "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
   is a type of: liking - a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
   subtypes:

   • 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
   same as: penchant, predilection, preference
3. Delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values) (synset 105757616)
   "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"
   tells us about:

   • tasteful - having or showing or conforming to good taste
   • tasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste
   is a type of: discrimination, secernment - the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
   subtypes:

   • connoisseurship, vertu, virtu - love of or taste for fine objects of art
   • style, trend, vogue - the popular taste at a given time
   • delicacy, discretion - refined taste; tact
   • culture - the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group
   same as: appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness
4. A brief experience of something (synset 107302729)
   "he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence"
   is a type of: experience - an event as apprehended
5. A small amount eaten or drunk (synset 107594444)
   "take a taste--you'll like it"
   is a type of: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
   subtypes:

   • bit, bite, morsel - a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
   • sup, swallow - a small amount of liquid food
   is a part of: helping, portion, serving - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
   same as: mouthful
6. The faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth (synset 105666071)
   "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"
   is a type of:

   • modality, sense modality, sensory system - a particular sense
   • exteroception - sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body
   same as: gustation, gustatory modality, sense of taste
7. A kind of sensing;
   Distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds (synset 100884380)
   "a wine tasting"
   is a type of: perception, sensing - becoming aware of something via the senses
   same as: tasting

1. Have flavor;
   Taste of something (synset 202198732)
   subtypes: smack, taste - have a distinctive or characteristic taste
   same as: savor, savour
2. Perceive by the sense of taste (synset 202195992)
   "Can you taste the garlic?"
   is a type of: comprehend, perceive - to become aware of through the senses
   subtypes: savor, savour - taste appreciatively
3. Take a sample of (synset 201197832)
   "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"
   is a type of: consume, have, ingest, take, take in - serve oneself to, or consume regularly
   subtypes: degust - taste with relish
   same as: sample, try, try out
4. Have a distinctive or characteristic taste (synset 202198941)
   "This tastes of nutmeg"
   is a type of: savor, savour, taste - have flavor; taste of something
   same as: smack
5. Distinguish flavors (synset 202197438)
   "We tasted wines last night"
   entail: taste - perceive by the sense of taste
   is a type of: identify - consider to be equal or the same
6. Experience briefly (synset 200598456)
   "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died"
   is a type of: experience, know, live - have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

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