What does taste mean?
Definitions for taste
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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word taste.
Princeton's WordNet
taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception(noun)
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"
preference, penchant, predilection, taste(noun)
a strong liking
"my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness(noun)
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"
taste(noun)
a brief experience of something
"he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence"
taste, mouthful(noun)
a small amount eaten or drunk
"take a taste--you'll like it"
taste, gustation, sense of taste, gustatory modality(noun)
the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
"his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"
taste, tasting(verb)
a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
"a wine tasting"
taste, savor, savour(verb)
have flavor; taste of something
taste(verb)
perceive by the sense of taste
"Can you taste the garlic?"
sample, try, try out, taste(verb)
take a sample of
"Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"
smack, taste(verb)
have a distinctive or characteristic taste
"This tastes of nutmeg"
taste(verb)
distinguish flavors
"We tasted wines last night"
taste(verb)
experience briefly
"The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died"
Wiktionary
taste(Noun)
One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals.
taste(Noun)
A person's implicit set of preferences, especially esthetic, though also culinary, sartorial, etc.
Dr. Parker has good taste in wine.
taste(Noun)
A small amount of experience with something that gives a sense of its quality as a whole.
taste(Verb)
To sample the flavor of something orally.
taste(Verb)
To have a taste.
The chicken tasted great.
taste(Verb)
To experience.
Webster Dictionary
Taste(verb)
to try by the touch; to handle; as, to taste a bow
Taste(verb)
to try by the touch of the tongue; to perceive the relish or flavor of (anything) by taking a small quantity into a mouth. Also used figuratively
Taste(verb)
to try by eating a little; to eat a small quantity of
Taste(verb)
to become acquainted with by actual trial; to essay; to experience; to undergo
Taste(verb)
to partake of; to participate in; -- usually with an implied sense of relish or pleasure
Taste(verb)
to try food with the mouth; to eat or drink a little only; to try the flavor of anything; as, to taste of each kind of wine
Taste(verb)
to have a smack; to excite a particular sensation, by which the specific quality or flavor is distinguished; to have a particular quality or character; as, this water tastes brackish; the milk tastes of garlic
Taste(verb)
to take sparingly
Taste(verb)
to have perception, experience, or enjoyment; to partake; as, to taste of nature's bounty
Taste(noun)
the act of tasting; gustation
Taste(noun)
a particular sensation excited by the application of a substance to the tongue; the quality or savor of any substance as perceived by means of the tongue; flavor; as, the taste of an orange or an apple; a bitter taste; an acid taste; a sweet taste
Taste(noun)
the one of the five senses by which certain properties of bodies (called their taste, savor, flavor) are ascertained by contact with the organs of taste
Taste(noun)
intellectual relish; liking; fondness; -- formerly with of, now with for; as, he had no taste for study
Taste(noun)
the power of perceiving and relishing excellence in human performances; the faculty of discerning beauty, order, congruity, proportion, symmetry, or whatever constitutes excellence, particularly in the fine arts and belles-letters; critical judgment; discernment
Taste(noun)
manner, with respect to what is pleasing, refined, or in accordance with good usage; style; as, music composed in good taste; an epitaph in bad taste
Taste(noun)
essay; trial; experience; experiment
Taste(noun)
a small portion given as a specimen; a little piece tastted of eaten; a bit
Taste(noun)
a kind of narrow and thin silk ribbon
Freebase
Taste
Taste, gustatory perception, or gustation is one of the five traditional senses. Taste is the sensation produced when a substance in the mouth reacts chemically with receptors of taste buds. Taste, along with smell and trigeminal nerve stimulation, determines flavors, the sensory impressions of food or other substances. Humans perceive taste through sensory organs called taste buds, or gustatory calyculi, concentrated on the top of the tongue. The tongue is covered with thousands of small bumps called papillae, which are easily visible to the naked eye. Within each papilla are hundreds of taste buds, the organ of taste transduction. There are between 2000 and 5000 taste buds that are located on the back and front of the tongue. Others are located on the roof, sides and back of the mouth, and in the throat. Each taste bud contains 50 to 100 taste receptor cells. Taste perception fades with age: On average, people lose half their taste receptors by time they turn 20. The sensation of taste can be categorized into five basic tastes: sweetness, sourness, saltiness, bitterness, and umami. Taste buds are able to differentiate among different tastes through detecting interaction with different molecules or ions. Sweet, umami, and bitter tastes are triggered by the binding of molecules to G protein-coupled receptors on the cell membranes of taste buds. Saltiness and sourness are perceived when alkali metal or hydrogen ions enter taste buds, respectively. As taste senses both harmful and beneficial things, all basic tastes are classified as either aversive or appetitive, depending upon the effect the things they sense have on our bodies. Sweetness helps to identify energy-rich foods, while bitterness serves as a warning sign of poisons.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Taste
tāst, v.t. to try or perceive by the touch of the tongue or palate: to try by eating a little: to eat a little of: to partake of: to relish, enjoy: to experience: (Shak.) to enjoy carnally.—v.i. to try or perceive by the mouth: to have a flavour of.—n. the act or sense of tasting: the particular sensation caused by a substance on the tongue: the sense by which we perceive the flavour of a thing: the quality or flavour of anything: a small portion: intellectual relish or discernment: the faculty by which the mind perceives the beautiful: nice perception: choice, predilection.—adjs. Tāst′able, that may be tasted; Taste′ful, full of taste: having a high relish: showing good taste.—adv. Taste′fully.—n. Taste′fulness.—adj. Taste′less, without taste: insipid.—adv. Taste′lessly.—ns. Taste′lessness; Tāst′er, one skilful in distinguishing flavours by the taste: one whose duty it is to test the quality of food by tasting it before serving it to his master.—adv. Tāst′ily, with good taste, neatly.—n. Tāst′ing, the act or sense of tasting.—adj. Tāst′y, having a good taste: possessing nice perception of excellence: in conformity with good taste.—To one's taste, to one's liking, agreeable. [O. Fr. taster (Fr. tâter), as if from Low L. taxitāre—L. taxāre, to touch repeatedly, to estimate—tangĕre, to touch.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
taste
1. The quality in a program that tends to be inversely proportional to the number of features, hacks, and kluges programmed into it. Also tasty, tasteful, tastefulness. “This feature comes in N tasty flavors.” Although tasty and flavorful are essentially synonyms, taste and flavor are not. Taste refers to sound judgment on the part of the creator; a program or feature can exhibit taste but cannot have taste. On the other hand, a feature can have flavor. Also, flavor has the additional meaning of ‘kind’ or ‘variety’ not shared by taste. The marked sense of flavor is more popular than taste, though both are widely used. See also elegant. 2. Alt. sp. of tayste.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Taste
The ability to detect chemicals through gustatory receptors in the mouth, including those on the TONGUE; the PALATE; the PHARYNX; and the EPIGLOTTIS.
Editors Contribution
taste
To sense food or drink.
We love to taste our food.
Submitted by MaryC on February 17, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'taste' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2974
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'taste' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2966
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'taste' in Nouns Frequency: #1063
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'taste' in Verbs Frequency: #856
Anagrams for taste »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of taste in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of taste in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of taste in a Sentence
I first apply to myself and then teach to others; equality, harmony, respect, and justice. I taste and test first myself, and then I give and show to others; love, truth, and honesty.
I stand with Bernie Sanders today because he stood with me. I stand with him because he's never lost his taste for justice for the people.
Factory birds are mutants with huge breasts, but they are tastier, i hope the Impossible turkey tastes like the factory-raised ones so I can have taste without ethical issues.
Marriage is based on the theory that when man discovers a brand of beer exactly to his taste he should at once throw up his job and go work in the brewery.
A city is a place where there is no need to wait for next week to get the answer to a question, to taste the food of any country, to find new voices to listen to and familiar ones to listen to again.
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Translations for taste
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- ذوق, ذاق, تَذَوَّقَ, ذاقَ, طعمArabic
- смакBelarusian
- вкусвам, вкус, опитвамBulgarian
- gust, sabor, gustar, tastar, tastCatalan, Valencian
- ochutnat, chuť, vkus, chutnatCzech
- smagDanish
- Geschmack, kosten, SchmeckenGerman
- γεύση, πρόγευση, γεύομαι, προτίμηση, δοκιμάζωGreek
- gusto, gustumiEsperanto
- gusto, muestra, gustar, probar, catar, gustosSpanish
- maitseEstonian
- dastamenBasque
- طعم, چشیدن, مزه داشتن, مزه, خوا, طعم و مزهPersian
- maku, maistaa, maistua, makuaistiFinnish
- goûter, avant-goût, goût, essayer, saveurFrench
- priuweWestern Frisian
- tástáil, blasIrish
- blas, blaisScottish Gaelic
- gustarGalician
- ચાખવુ, સ્વાદGujarati
- स्वादHindi
- íz, ízlés, kóstol, ízlik, ízlel, megízlel, megkóstolHungarian
- ճաշակ, համ, համտեսելArmenian
- rasaIndonesian
- gustarIdo
- bragðast, forsmekkur, smekkur, bragða, smakka, bragðIcelandic
- assaporare, provare, gusto, inclinazione, assaggiare, godere, gustareItalian
- טַעַםHebrew
- 趣味, 味, 味わう, 味覚, 嘗める, 味がするJapanese
- ರುಚಿKannada
- 미각Korean
- چاخ, تامKurdish
- gusto, gustumLatin
- skonisLithuanian
- garšot, garšaLatvian
- ngutungutuMāori
- smaak, smaken, proevenDutch
- smak, smake, smakebitNorwegian
- tast, gost, tastarOccitan
- smak, smakowaćPolish
- paladar, prova, [[sentir]] [[o]] [[gosto]] ([[de]]), [[ter]] [[gosto]] [[de]], gosto, provar, experimentarPortuguese
- llaqwayQuechua
- gost, gust, gustar, gusterRomansh
- gust, gustaRomanian
- вкус, пробовать, попробовать, иметь вкусRussian
- gustuSardinian
- probatiSerbo-Croatian
- smak, tycke, smaka, smakprov, smakbit, provsmakaSwedish
- kionjoSwahili
- சுவைTamil
- రుచిTelugu
- ลิ้มรสThai
- çeşni, tat, damak zevkiTurkish
- смакUkrainian
- ذائقہUrdu
- nếm, vị giác, có mùi, nếm thửVietnamese
- טעםYiddish
- 味道Chinese
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