taste
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4.1
- noun
- /teɪst/
:
gusto
- Because for me and my taste, it would probably be worse.
- good taste
- bad taste
- personal taste
How do you explain how taste for violence can be?
- How do you explain how taste for violence can be?
- Because for me and my taste, it would probably be worse.
- And that's personal taste and I get it and I'm fine.
- Yeah, because I'm pretty sure his his taste hasn't changed.
- I have also almost lost my taste for pictures or music.
- Perspective matters, vision matters, taste matters, brand matters.
- Has that changed your taste in friends?
- And I just thought, boy, a taste change, especially in comedy.
- A you can change taste but not form.
Examples
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I'm sorry, you have such great musical taste.
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Some people say that opera is an acquired taste, but I don't believe it.
Fiction book (1990) -
The choice is often one of taste, fashion and or cost.
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It's like, oh, people who have good taste in music also like us.
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Perspective matters, vision matters, taste matters, brand matters.
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OK, I have a friend who has an incredibly eclectic taste in books.
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I feel that everything's about good taste and self restraint.
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You've got good taste, Blacksmith.
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I have an educated taste in whiskey, women, waistcoats and bills of fare.
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She has a remarkable taste for classic art, often choosing pieces that reflect elegance and style.
Synonyms
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2.1
A stronger liking for one thing than for others
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2.9
An ability to notice and understand the value of something
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6.7
A strong ability to notice delicate emotional or artistic details
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6.6
The ability to notice and judge things clearly and wisely
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8.2
A strong liking for something you do often
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3.7
Knowing what clothes look good and how to wear them
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8.4
A strong liking for something, like a type of food or music
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3.9
A way of dressing and looking that is attractive and shows your taste
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3.6
A person's special likes for food, music or style
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A cell on the tongue that senses chemicals in food and sends signals to nerves
- Specialized
Ability to notice and understand flavors in the mouth from food and drink
How Tasteful
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5.5
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4.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Taste comes from an old word tastare meaning 'to try' or 'test', and that idea of judging what you like grew into the modern meaning of good sense or preference in style.