I. verb
Synonyms: feel 2, experience, know, savor
Idioms: be exposed to, run up against
II. noun
1.
Synonyms: hint 2, dash, smack, sprinkling, tincture, tinge, touch, trifle, whiff, wink
Related Word: bit, sample, sampling
2.
Synonyms: appetite 1, appetence, stomach
3.
the property of a substance which makes it perceptible to the gustatory sense
children often dislike the taste of olives
Synonyms: flavor, relish, sapidity, sapor, savor, smack, tang
4.
a liking for or enjoyment of something because of the pleasure it gives
had a taste for fast cars
Synonyms: gusto, heart, palate, relish, zest
Related Word: appreciation, comprehension, understanding; partiality, predilection, prepossession; disposition, inclination, predisposition
Contrasted words: dislike, disrelish; allergy, aversion, repugnance, repulsion
Antonyms: antipathy; distaste
5.
Synonyms: appetite 3, fondness, inclination, liking, soft spot, weakness
Antonyms: distaste
6.
the power or practice of discerning and enjoying whatever constitutes excellence (as in the fine arts)
a room whose decoration reflected her exquisite taste
Synonyms: tastefulness
Related Word: correctness; finesse, polish, refinement; elegance, grace
Contrasted words: gracelessness, inelegance, unrefinement; incorrectness, vulgarity
Antonyms: tastelessness