SAPIDITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sapidity mean? 

• SAPIDITY (noun)
  The noun SAPIDITY has 2 senses:

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

2. a pleasant flavor

  Familiarity information: SAPIDITY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAPIDITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

flavor; flavour; nip; relish; sapidity; savor; savour; smack; tang

Hypernyms ("sapidity" is a kind of...):

gustatory perception; gustatory sensation; taste; taste perception; taste sensation (the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sapidity"):

lemon (a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons)

vanilla (a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A pleasant flavor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

sapidity; sapidness

Hypernyms ("sapidity" is a kind of...):

flavorsomeness; flavoursomeness; savoriness (having an appetizing flavor)