taste meaning and definition

TASTE noun

Definition of taste (noun)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste perception, taste sensation
2. a strong liking
   • "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
   • synonyms: penchant, predilection, preference
3. 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"
   • synonyms: appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness
4. a brief experience of something
   • "he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence"
5. a small amount eaten or drunk
   • "take a taste--you'll like it"
   • synonyms: mouthful
6. the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
   • "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"
   • synonyms: gustation, gustatory modality, sense of taste
7. a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
   • "a wine tasting"
   • synonyms: tasting

TASTE verb

Definition of taste (verb)

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