taste

taste
v. trans.
P. and V. γεύεσθαι (gen.), P. ἀπογεύεσθαι (gen.).
Of things, to taste sweet: use P. and V. ἡδέως ἔχειν.
Met., have a taste of, experience: P. and V. γεύεσθαι (gen.).
To have had a taste of: P. and V. γεγεῦσθαι (gen.), πεπειρᾶσθαι (gen.) (perf. infin. mid. of πειρᾶν) (Eur. Frag.), P. διαπεπειρᾶσθαι (gen.) (perf. infin. mid. of διαπειρᾶν).

taste
subs.
P. γεῦσις, ἡ (Aristotle).
Tongue: P. and V. γλῶσσα, ἡ (Plat. Theaet. 159d).
The sense of taste: P. ἡ διὰ τῆς γλώσσης δύναμις (Plat. Theaet. 185c).
That which is tasted: Ar. and V. γεῦμα, τό (Eur. Cycl.).
Give taste of: P. and V. γεύειν (τινά τινος).
To one’s taste: use P. and V. κᾰτὰ γνώμην, Ar. and P. κατὰ νοῦν.
Elegance: P. and V. χά̆ρῐς, ἡ.
Culture: P. τὸ φιλόκαλον.
Have a taste for: P. εὐφυὴς εἶναι (εἰς, acc. or πρός, acc.).
In good taste, adj.: Ar. and P. ἐμμελής.
In bad taste: P. and V. πλημμελής.
Lacking in taste: P. ἀπειρόκαλος.

TASTE

I. Objectively (A) PROP. as a property of things sapor (☞ gustus for sapor is un-Ciceronian). To have a pleasant taste jucundo sapore esse jucunde sapere: anything loses its taste alicujus rei sapor non permanet integer: to have a taste that does not belong to it alieno sapore infici (not alienum saporem ducere): to have a bitter taste amarum saporem habere: taste in the mouth sapor in ore relictus: to have a taste in the mouth after anything resipere aliquid: pears leave a sourish taste in the mouth pira acidulum saporem in ore relinquunt: the wine leaves a pitchy taste in the mouth vinum resipit picem. (B) Figuratively The good taste of anything elegantia (e.g. of a poem): the bad taste of anything insulsitas (e.g. villae: ☞ inelegantia is not Latin). II. Subjectively as belonging to a person. (A) PROP.

The power or sense of tasting gustatus: gustus (opposed to odoratus aspectus; but Cic. uses gustatus only; ☞ sapor is quite unclassical in this sense). (B) Figuratively (1) By way of trial; slight participation etc. gustus (gustum tibi dare volui = “a short specimen ” Sen.). (2)

Sense of the beautiful etc. gustatus; for anything alicujus rei (e.g. facinorosi verae laudis gustatum non habent Cic. Phil. 2 45 115 [so Or. al. gustum]): sensus (perception of; for anything alicujus rei). To form one’s taste *animum ad elegantiam informare: to have a taste for anything aliqua re delectari gaudere: to have no taste for abhorrere a re; aliquid suo sensu non gustare: to acquire a taste for anything alicujus rei sensu quodam imbui: to give anybody a taste for an art *alicujus artis veluti gustatu quodam imbuere aliquem: anything is according to my taste aliquid elegantiae meae esse videtur: anything is not to my taste res non sapit ad genium meum (Vid: Plaut. Pers. 1 3 28); res non est mei stomachi (Vid: Cic. ad Fam. 1 8 5). Hence taste in a more restricted meaning = (a) the power and then the readiness to observe and feel the beauty or deformity of an object judicium (so far as it rests on a right judgement; sapor is here not Latin): intelligentia (understanding and appreciation of): a good or correct taste elegantia (as a fine tact possessed): judicium intelligens (correct judgement): elegantia; venustas (sense of the beautiful): ☞ sensus pulchritudinis or pulchri not Latin. Critical taste teretes aures (critical in judging of language music etc.). A man of taste elegans; politus; venustus: a man of admirable taste on every subject homo in omni judicio elegantissimus: bad taste pravitas judicii (Quint.). A person of no taste homo exiguum sapiens; homo sine judicio; homo parum elegans: a fastidious taste fastidium delicatissimum: to possess the fine taste of anybody alicujus elegantia tinctum esse: to have taste in any matter in aliqua re sensum aliquem habere; elegantem alicujus rei esse spectatorem (on a subject of which the eyes can judge): to have no (or little) taste exiguum sapere: to have a good taste recte sapere: with good taste scite (e.g. to dress one’s self coli; to prepare a banquet convivium exornare): commode (e.g. saltare): scienter (scientifically; e.g. tibiis cantare): manu eleganti (with tasteful hand; e.g. effingere scenam): to my taste quantum ego sapio; pro mea sapientia (Vid: Ter. Adelph. 3 3 73); quantum equidem judicare possum (b)

Manner of thinking or acting arising from taste of a particular kind ingenium: mos (the former of character of mind; the latter of practice): a taste for Gothic *ingenium Gothicum. Of artistic taste stylus (style): manus (hand; the execution of a particular artist).

taste (subs.):

A. Lit.:

I. The sense of t.:

1. gustātus, ūs: t., which is the most pleasurable sense of all, g. qui est sensus omnium maxime voluptarius, Cic. de Or. 3, 25, 99: the sense of t., sensus g., Plin. 10, 71, 91.

2. pălātum (the organ of t., the palate: rarely pălātus, m.): hot wines blunt a delicate t., fervida subtile exsurdant vina p., Hor. S. 2, 8, 38: to have no t., p. non habere, Favorinus in Gell. 15, 8: there is no gratification of the t., palati gratia nulla est, Plin. 15, 3, 4, ad fin.

3. săpor, ōris, m.: Lucr. 4, 492. Phr.: the palate has not the sense of t., non sapit palatus (al. -um), Cic. Fin. 2, 8, 24.

II. Flavour:

1. săpor, ōris, m.: its own peculiar kind of t., suum proprium genus saporis, Cic. Fin. 3, 10, 34: a sweet t., dulcis s., Hor. Od. 3, 1, 19: a honey-sweet t., s. melleus, Plin. 15, 14, 15: the inimitable t. of honey, mellis s. inimitabilis, Quint. 1, 10, 7: a pure t., s. incorruptus, Vitr. 8, 3, 1: a fragrant and pleasant t., s. odoratus et jucundus, Plin. 26, 8, 50: an exquisite t., s. argutus, Pall. 3, 25, 4: a sour t., s. asper, Virg. G. 4, 277: acerbus, acidus, Plin. 15, 27, 32: a sourish t., s. acidulus, id. 15, 15, 16: a brackish t., s. asper, id. 2, 100, 104: insipid, bitter, tart, pungent, sharp, salt t., pinguis, amarus, austerus, acer, acutus, salsus s., id. 15, 27, 32 (q. v.): a hot t., s. fervidus, id. 20, 11, 44: apples of a disagreeable t., tristi poma sapore, Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 12: the perception of t.s lies in the palate, intellectus saporum in palato, Plin, 11, 37, 65, extr.: to acquire a t. that does not properly belong to it, alieno s. infici, id. 15, 3, 4 to lose their perfect t., integrum perdere s., Hor. S. 2, 4, 54

2. gustātus, ūs: the pleasant t. of apples, jucundus g. pomorum, Cic. N. D. 2, 63, 158: a grape very sour to t., uva peracerba gustatu, id. Sen. 15, 53 (where g. may be the sup. of gusto).

3. gustus, ūs (prop. a t.ing: not in Cic.): a very sweet t., suavissimus g., Plin. 25, 9, 64: an astringent t., g. astrictus, id. 27, 12, 96: a sourer t., g. austerior, Col. 12, 12, 2: the t. is spoiled, g. corrumpitur, id. 3, 21, 6.

4. sălīva: the t. of thrushes, s. turdarum, Pers. 6, 24: Prop.: Plin.

5. expr. by abstract nouns formed from the adjs. denoting the flavour: as, a sweet t., dulcedo: a brackish t., asperitas: a bitter t., amaritudo, etc.: v. also the v. TASTE. Phr.: a bitter t. in the mouth, os amarum, Cels. 1, 3, No. 4: honey that has a t. of leaves, mel fronde infectum, Plin. 11, 13, 13: impure saltpetre has a pungent t., nitrum adulteratum pungit, id. 31, 10, 46, § 114: the water acquires a bitter t., aqua perficitur amara, Vitr. 8, 3, 11: the duck has a vulgar t., anas plebeium sapit, Petr. 93 (poet.).

III. Act of t.ing a little: a small quantity t.d:

1. gustus, ūs: a t. of salt, g. salis, Plin. 31, 6, 32: to test the feast by taking a t., epulas explorare gustu, Tac. A. 12, 66: a draught from which a t. had been taken, libata gustu potio, id. ib. 13, 16: of a light refreshment before a meal, Mart. 11, 31, 4.

2. gustŭlus (dimin. of preced.): to get ready a t., g. praeparare, App. M. 9, p. 232: v. SNACK, WHET, RELISH. Phr.: to t. a t., tangere saporem, Ov. F. 3, 745.

B. Fig.:

I. Critical judgment:

1. jūdĭcium (a gen. term used specifically): delicate ears and a critical t., teretes aures intelligensque j., Cic. Opt. Gen. 4, 11: it is perceived by the secret exercise of the t. as though by the palate, sentitur latente j. velut palato, Quint. 6, 3, 19: a most refined person in every department of t., homo in omni j. elegantissimus, Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 1: to have a fine t. for literature, exquisito j. uti literarum, id. Off. 1, 37, 133: a fine t. for discriminating works of art, j. subtile videndis artibus, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 242: your somewhat refined and polished t., limatulum et politum j., Cic. Fam. 7, 33, 2: t.s differ, varia sunt j., id. Or. 11, 36.

2. intelligentia (capacity for discrimination): mind he does not surpass in point of t. those who wish to be called men of refinement, vide ne ille i. istos, qui se elegantes dici volunt, vicerit, Cic. Verr. 4, 44, 98.

3. săpor, ōris, m. (rare): a certain innate t., nescio quis s. vernaculus, Cic. Brut. 46, 172: a man void of t., homo sine sapore, id. in Sen. p. red. 6, 14: a conversation of no vulgar t., sermo non publici s., Petr. 3, 1.

4. ēlĕgantia (esp. as shown in the style of living, etc.): a daughter imbued with the good t. of her father, patris e. tincta filia, Cic. Brut. 58, 211: all else that seems worthy of your good t., cetera quae tuae e. (gen.) esse videntur, id. Att. 1, 8, 2: the delicacy and t. of your writings, scriptorum subtilitas et e., id. Fam. 4, 4, ad init. Join: e. et munditia, id. Or. 23, 79: Fam. 9, 20: v. REFINEMENT.

5. sal, sălis, n. (very rare): the house displayed more t. than magnificence, tectum plus salis quam sumptus habebat, Nep. Att. 13, 2: v. STYLE. Phr.: men of t., homines venustiores, Catul. 3, 2: a hypercritical t., fastidium delicatissimum, Cic. Fin. 1, 2, 5: an age of life when sprightliness is in better t., lasciva decentius aetas, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 216: plain in thy good t., simplex munditiis, id. Od. 1, 5, 5: it is not granted to every man to have t., non cuicunque datum est habere nasum Mart. 1, 41, 18.

II. Relish, liking:

1. gustātus, ūs: to have no t. for true praise, verae laudis g. non habere Cic. Phil. 2, 45, 115.

2. pălātum (or -us, m.): asking for widely different things with various t.s, poscentes vario multum diversa p., Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 62.

3. stŏmăchus: very gorgeous plays, but not to your t., ludi apparatissimi, sed non tui s., Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 2: many things take his t., multa s. sollicitant, Plin. Ep. 1, 24.

4. expr. by stŭdium, gĕnius: v. INCLINATION, LIKING. Phr. to have a t. for these things, haec sensu (nostro) gustare, Cic. Arch. 7, 17: it was long the t. at Rome, Romae dulce diu fuit, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 103: having had a t. for music instilled into him, imbutus musica, Suet. Ner. 20, init.: every one has his own t., suus cuique mos est, Ter. Ph. 2, 4, 14: as a prov., "suam cuique sponsam, mihi meam;" "suum cuique amorem, mihi meum," Cic. Att. 14, 20 (= every one to his t.: a quotation from Attilius): a man with some t. for law, homo a juris studio non abhorrens, Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 179: to have no t. for fighting, a pugnando abhorrere, id. Att. 7, 13.

III. Foretaste, sample:

1. gustus, ūs: I wished to give you a t., g. tibi dare volui, Sen. Ep. 114, 18: a t. of our verse-making, versificationis nostrae g., Col. 11, 1, 2.

2. lībāmentum (a small portion taken as a t.): to give a little t. of dialectics, breve ex dialectica l. dare, Gell. 16, 8, ad fin.: the poet. form lībāmen, ĭnis, occurs in Ov. Her. 4, 27.

taste (v.):

I. Trans.:

1. gusto, 1 (constr. with acc. or de): they think it unlawful to t. the hare, leporem g. fas non putant, Caes. B. G. 5, 12: to t. water, aquam g., Cic. Fam. 7, 26: to t. a little of the draught, g. de potione, Suet. Tit. 2: cf. Hor. S. 2, 5, 82, Orell. Fig.: to t. the sweetness of life, g. suavitatem vitae, Cic. Tusc. 1, 39, 93: to t. liberty, g. libertatem, id. Rep. 2, 28: to t. the blood of the citizens, g. sanguinem civilem, id. Phil. 2, 29, 71: to t. slightly, g. primis, ut dicitur, labris, id. N. D. 1, 8, 20.

2. dēgusto, 1: to t. wine, d. vinum, Cato R. R. 148: nor was the lotos bitter to him who t.d it, nec degustanti lotos amara fuit, Ov. Pont. 4, 10, 18. Fig.: to t. the same kind of life, eandem vitam d., Cic. Tusc. 5, 21, 61: to t. the supreme power, d. imperium, Tac. A. 6, 20.

3. lībo, 1 (to take a little from): bees t. the streams, apes flumina libant, Virg. G. 4, 54: to t. the liver, l. jecur, Liv. 25, 16, ad init.: to t. a little of the drink, l. potionem gustu, Tac. A. 13, 16.

4. dēlībo, 1: to t. a very little meat, d. paullulum carnis, Petr. 136, 1. Fig.: to t. a new honour, d. novum honorem, Liv. 5, 12, ad fin.: Ov Phr.: to try by t.ing, gustu explorare, Tac. A. 12, 66 to t. wine and spit it out again, pȳtissāre, Ter Heaut. 3, 1, 48: a fountain that cannot be t.d, fons ingustabilis, Plin. 2, 106, 110: to t. the grass, herbam attingere, Virg. E. 5, 26: the inside of a bream as yet unt.d, ingustata ilia rhombi, Hor. S. 2, 8, 30: not to t. death, Acheronta fugere, id. Od. 3, 3, 16 (gustare mortem is only found in Eccl. and very late authors).

II. Intrans.:

1. săpio, īvi or ii, 3 (with adv. or acc. that denotes the t.) the oil will t. bad, oleum male sapiet, Cato R. R. 66, 1. the fish t.s of the very sea, piscis s. ipsum mare, Sen. N. Q. 3, 18, 2: he asked how the monkey would t., quaesivit quidnam saperet simius, Phaedr. 3, 4, 3.

2. rĕsĭpio, 3 to t. of iron, r. ferrum, Varr R. R. 1, 54, ad fin.: it is a fault to t. of anything at all, vitium est omnino quidquam r., Plin. 31, 3, 22. Fig.: a man who by no means t.s of his country, homo minime resipiens (al. respiciens) patriam, Cic. N. D. 2, 17, 46. Phr. to smell and t. like saffron, odorem croci saporemque reddere, Plin. 36, 23, 55, extr.: discourse that t.s of the city, sermo praeferens gustum quendam urbis, Quint. 6, 3, 17: t.ing of the peculiar flavour of Athens, reddens Athenarum proprium saporem, id. 6, 3, 107: v. SMACK OF.

ἄμουσος
without the Muses, without taste, unrefined, inelegant, rude, gross

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γεύομαι
γεύομαι, taste (verb)
γεῦμα
γεῦμα, τό, taste, sample (noun)
δυσχυμία
an ill taste
θυμίζω
taste of thyme
κασσίζω
look, taste
καταγεύομαι
taste
πισσίζω
taste of pitch
στρυφνότης
a rough, harsh taste
φορτικότης
vulgarity, bad taste
ἀπειρόκαλος
ignorant of the beautiful, without taste, tasteless, vulgar
ὀξίζω
taste
ὑομουσία
swine’s music, swinish taste in music

sapor
a taste, relish, flavor, savor
gusto
to taste, take a little of
elegantia
taste, propriety, finement, grace, elegance

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degusto
to taste
gustatus
the taste, sense of taste
insulsus
unsalted, without taste, coarse
polite
in a polished manner, elegantly, with taste