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gameness

gameness

9.9
A strong smell or taste in meat from wild animals like deer
  • noun
  • /ˈɡeɪmnəs/
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  • Chefs often use spices to balance the gameness in dishes made with venison.

Examples

  • The marinade helped to soften the gameness of the rabbit stew.

  • I love the rich gameness of wild duck.

  • Some people enjoy the gameness of wild boar, while others find it too strong.

  • The gameness of the venison was remarkable.

  • The marinade helped to soften the gameness of the rabbit stew.

  • Chefs often use spices to balance the gameness in dishes made with venison.

  • Some people enjoy the gameness of wild boar, while others find it too strong.

How Gamey

pungency
1 7.0
gameness
9.9
mildness
1 3.3

Surface Forms

gameness singular
gamenesses plural

Morphology

gameness = game (transparent) = game + ness

Derived from the noun 'game' with '-ness' to indicate the quality or characteristic associated with game (i.e., the strong smell/taste).

Etymology

Gameness also comes from game, the word for wild animals that people hunt, and so it came to mean the strong 'smell' or 'taste' of that meat. That's why cooks talk about softening the gameness of venison with spices.