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I have an acquired taste for language, yet it is seldom an actual focus of mine.
Saul Williams

Meaning of "acquired taste" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ACQUIRED TASTE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACQUIRED TASTE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Acquired taste is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACQUIRED TASTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Acquired taste

An acquired taste often refers to an appreciation for a food or beverage that is unlikely to be enjoyed by a person who has not had substantial exposure to it, usually because of some unfamiliar aspect of the food or beverage, including a strong or strange odor, taste, or appearance. Acquired taste may also refer to aesthetic tastes, such as taste in music or other forms of art.

Definition of acquired taste in the English dictionary

The definition of acquired taste in the dictionary is a liking for something that is at first considered unpleasant. Other definition of acquired taste is the thing so liked.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACQUIRED TASTE

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acquirable
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acquired behaviour
acquired characteristic
acquired drive
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
acquired immunity
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
acquiree
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acquisitiveness

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACQUIRED TASTE

aftertaste
baste
caste
chaste
copy and paste
cut and paste
distaste
foretaste
haste
hazardous waste
intermediate-level waste
namaste
paste
pretaste
retaste
subcaste
taste
tomato paste
toothpaste
waste

Synonyms and antonyms of acquired taste in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «acquired taste» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACQUIRED TASTE

Find out the translation of acquired taste to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of acquired taste from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «acquired taste» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

后天的味道
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gusto adquirido
570 millions of speakers

English

acquired taste
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अधिग्रहीत स्वाद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طعم المكتسبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

приобрел вкус
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gosto adquirido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্জিত স্বাদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

goût acquis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memperolehi rasa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

erworbener Geschmack
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

獲得した味
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인수 맛
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Angsal selera
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hương vị mua lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுவை வாங்கியது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वाद प्राप्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Edinilen tat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gusto acquisito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nabyty smak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

придбав смак
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gust dobândite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απέκτησε γεύση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aangeleerde smaak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förvärvade smak
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ervervet smak
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of acquired taste

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACQUIRED TASTE»

The term «acquired taste» is regularly used and occupies the 100.741 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACQUIRED TASTE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «acquired taste» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «acquired taste» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about acquired taste

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3 QUOTES WITH «ACQUIRED TASTE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word acquired taste.
1
Robert Fritz
Reality is an acquired taste.
2
Margaret Geller
At least in part, people are attracted to subjects where they can identify at a basic level with the people who do it. The extraordinary aesthetic of the natural world is not obvious to someone who never leaves the inner city. Appreciation of the elegance and power of physical law is an acquired taste.
3
Saul Williams
I have an acquired taste for language, yet it is seldom an actual focus of mine.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACQUIRED TASTE»

Discover the use of acquired taste in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to acquired taste and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Acquired Taste: The French Origins of Modern Cooking
This book explores one of the most dramatic and stubbornly influential cultural changes in the history of food: the appearance in the mid-seventeenth century of modern French cuisine.
T. Sarah Peterson, 1994
2
Cannibalism is an acquired taste: and other notes from ...
In CANNIBALISM IS AN ACQUIRED TASTE, Carol L Howell weaves together taped interviews with Stewart; excerpts from his letters, notes, and papers; and recollections of family members and others.
Carol L. Howell, Omer Call Stewart, 1998
3
An Acquired Taste: How Spanish and Mexican Recipes Helped ...
This study of cookbooks published in the Los Angeles area during the early 20th century illustrates how many Anglo-American women and men used cookbooks to participate in and promote californio, or pre Anglo-American, culture within their ...
Oddett Garza-Weatherspoon, 2007
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Acquired Taste
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Norton Fausto Garfield, 2012
5
Psychology - Somatic Senses: Gustation, Olfaction, Acquired ...
This book consists of articles from Wikia or other free sources online.
Source Wikia, 2013
6
Acquired Taste$
John is intrigued by the story until he begins finding evidence that someone has been entering his home at night. Has the old owner returned?
Tom Moran, Tom Moran, 2004
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On Exhibit: Victorians and Their Museums
Ill Acquired Taste: The Museum Enterprise Comes Home To this end London established its great School of Design and Decoration. There to have gravitated the fragments of a Past that has crumbled. . . . Her call has gone round the world,  ...
Barbara J. Black, 2000
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All Manners of Food: Eating and Taste in England and France ...
The taste may be sound and even fine, but it is always more or less influenced by custom and by association, until it breeds an Acquired taste which is not to be reasoned with and will not be denied. The Greenlander takes to tallow; the ...
Stephen Mennell, 1996
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The British Essayists; with Prefaces, Historical and ...
It should seem, therefore, as if this definition went only to that denomination of taste, which we properly call an acquired taste ; the productions of which generally end in imitation, whilst those of natural taste bear the stamp of originality. Another ...
10
The Body: The Key Concepts
This might include a newly acquired taste for an activity that you have sampled and decided you want to continue with in a more committed way. We also talk about 'educating' the taste buds which points towards the role of training and ...
Lisa Blackman, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACQUIRED TASTE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term acquired taste is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ezra Furman: Perpetual Motion People review – an outsider who's …
... reflects in their art, which comes across to more privileged, more schooled “straights” as raw, untutored, or hard to process; an acquired taste. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Jurassic Park's tropical paradise – minus the dinosaurs
Poi, a greyish paste made from taro plant root, is another famous dish – although a more acquired taste. Local produce such as pineapple and ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
Ramadan: Good food ends with good talk
It's called tripe soup (işkembe) and has a strong smell and is an acquired taste. Of course, there are many others that are also delicious. «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»
4
LISTEN: Cultural Toolbox - Lost in Translation
Whereas Bill Murray is a bit more of an acquired taste, but he's world weary." And that ending. Much effort has been expended by people trying ... «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Jul 15»
5
Argyll company making jewellery out of… dead midges
It actually turned out to be quite pretty, although maybe it is an acquired taste. “I only started making the jewellery a couple of years ago but The ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
6
Grace & Frankie, an acquired taste
I had heard about Grace and Frankie a while back, around the time when Netflix was advertising its upcoming series, but I hadn't happen to ... «TVMuse News, Jul 15»
7
Ranking the Best Movies of the Summer of '85, on "Back to the …
Val Kilmer, before he was Iceman and Madmartigan. This was an acquired taste after the summer of 1985, as it is the one on this list I didn't see ... «The Big Lead, Jul 15»
8
Entreprenuer's love of Candy Raisins reboots a Milwaukee favorite …
Candy Raisins are an acquired taste that non-Milwaukeeans often don't get. They neither look nor taste like raisins and the only raisin-like ... «Milwaukee Business Journal, Jul 15»
9
Taberna do Mercado, restaurant review: 'Nuno Mendes' new place …
From a choice of four puddings, we went for abade de priscos and port caramel, an acquired taste given that it's made with egg yolks, orange ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
10
My take on a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner
It must be an acquired taste I guess because somehow it's tradition in her family. Aunt Helen in Virginia on the coast almost always has oyster ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Acquired taste [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/acquired-taste>. May 2024 ».
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