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sapidity

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The property of being sapid; tastiness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a pleasant flavor

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sapidness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: flavorsomeness, flavoursomeness, savoriness

3

noun

Meaning 3

the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: relish, flavor, flavour, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception

Narrower terms: lemon, vanilla

History

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin sapiditās. By surface analysis, sapid + -ity.