Taste — (or, more formally, gustation) is a form of direct chemoreception and is one of the traditional five senses. It refers to the ability to detect the flavor of substances such as food and poisons. In humans and many other vertebrate animals the… … Wikipedia
Preference — (also called taste or penchant ) is a concept, used in the social sciences, particularly economics. It assumes a real or imagined choice between alternatives and the possibility of rank ordering of these alternatives, based on happiness,… … Wikipedia
Taste (sociology) — Taste in the general sense is the same as preference.Taste is also a sociological concept in that it is not just personal but subject to social pressures, and a particular taste can be judged good or bad . This theory was first put forward… … Wikipedia
taste — [tāst] vt. tasted, tasting [ME tasten < OFr taster, to handle, touch, taste < VL * tastare, prob. < * taxitare, freq. of L taxare, to feel, touch sharply, judge of, freq. of tangere: see TACT] 1. Obs. to test by touching 2. to test the… … English World dictionary
taste — [n1] flavor of some quality aftertaste, aroma, bang*, bitter, drive, ginger, jolt, kick*, oomph*, palatableness, piquancy, punch*, relish, salt, sapidity, sapor, savor, savoriness, smack, sour, sting*, suggestion, sweet, tang*, wallop, zest,… … New thesaurus
taste — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. savor; sample. n. flavor; tasting, morsel, sample; predilection, relish, preference; judgment.See taste, choice. II Sense of flavor Nouns 1. taste, tastefulness; good or cultivated taste; delicacy,… … English dictionary for students
taste — [[t]te͟ɪst[/t]] ♦♦ tastes, tasting, tasted 1) N UNCOUNT Taste is one of the five senses that people have. When you have food or drink in your mouth, your sense of taste makes it possible for you to recognize what it is. ...a keen sense of taste.… … English dictionary
preference — noun 1 (C, U) if you have a preference for something, you like it more than another thing: have a preference: We could eat Chinese, Italian, or Indian do you have any preference? | have a preference for: I must admit I have a preference for… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
taste — 1. noun 1) a distinctive sharp taste Syn: flavor, savor, relish, tang, smack 2) he was dying for a taste of brandy Syn: mouthful, drop, bit, sip, nip, swallow, touch … Thesaurus of popular words
taste — I. verb (tasted; tasting) Etymology: Middle English, to touch, test, taste, from Anglo French taster, from Vulgar Latin *taxitare, frequentative of Latin taxare to touch, feel more at tax Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to become acquainted … New Collegiate Dictionary
preference — noun 1) her preference for boys games Syn: liking, partiality, predilection, proclivity, fondness, taste, inclination, leaning, bias, bent, penchant, predisposition 2) my preference is rock music Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
