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gustation

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -eɪʃən

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of tasting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his cold deprived him of his sense of taste

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: taste, sense of taste, gustatory modality

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: modality, sense modality, sensory system, exteroception

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-der. Latin gustō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin gustatio, gustationisbor. English gustation Borrowed from Latin gustatio, gustationis.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: вкусово усещане (vkusovo useštane) — The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste
  • Catalan: gustació — The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste
  • Danish: smagsløg — The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste
  • Esperanto: gustosenso — The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste
  • French: gustation — The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste
  • German: Geschmack — The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste
  • Icelandic: bragðskyn — The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste
  • Italian: gustazione — The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste
  • Japanese: 味覚 (mikaku) — The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste
  • Portuguese: gustação — The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste
  • Spanish: gustación — The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste
  • Swedish: smaksinne — The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste
  • Turkish: çeşni — The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste