exquisite taste
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- noun
- /ɪkˈskwɪzɪt teɪst/
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exquisito gusto
- His exquisite taste for gourmet cuisine impressed everyone at the dinner party.
- a man of exquisite taste
Examples
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With your exquisite taste, your subtle understanding of allegory and allusion...
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With a divine aroma and a rich, exquisite taste, pu-erh tea is one of the most obsessed-over and sought-after teas in the world.
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Your daughter has exquisite taste.
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No, really, you have exquisite taste.
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You have exquisite taste in foreign cinema, which brings some essential reading into the mix!
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Well, you're a man of exquisite taste, T.
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I've always said that your father was a man of exquisite taste and rare judgment.
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Her home (chateau) is amazing, and she has the most exquisite taste.
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Caldwell, on the other hand, had exquisite taste: from Philip Larkin to Gerard Manley Hopkins, from Jane Austen to Henry James.
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Lucy's exquisite taste in interior design transformed her home into a stunning masterpiece.
Synonyms
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Knowledge and good taste about art and other fine things
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A liking for art, books, and food seen as very cultured
Antonyms
How Refined
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase's meaning is directly derivable from its parts: 'exquisite' (very beautiful/refined) modifies 'taste' (judgment or appreciation), yielding a refined or highly developed sense of judgment. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows ordinary adjective + noun semantics, so a B1 learner who knows both words should understand the MWE.
Etymology
The phrase exquisite taste comes from the real idea that taste is the sense that helps you choose flavors or style and exquisite means very fine. Imagine someone tasting a tiny, perfect bite and knowing exactly what they like, so today it means 'the ability to choose or appreciate very fine things'.