taste

n. 1. The chemical sense of detecting molecules dissolved in liquid placed on the tongue, including sensations of salt, sweet, sour, and bitter and the unlimited number of sensations possible when combined with olfactory and tactile senses. 2. The experience of any combination of sweet, sour, salt, and bitterness mixed with olfactory and tactile sensations, as in the taste of a chocolate bar. 3. Preference style, as in a taste for French provincial furniture.