Sapidity

Sapidity
Sapidity Sa*pid"i*ty, n. [Cf. F. sapidit['e].] The quality or state of being sapid; taste; savor; savoriness. [1913 Webster]

Whether one kind of sapidity is more effective than another. --M. S. Lamson. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • sapidity — noun see sapid …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sapidity — See sapid. * * * …   Universalium

  • sapidity — noun The property of being sapid …   Wiktionary

  • sapidity — sa·pid·i·ty || sÉ™ pɪdÉ™tɪ n. tastiness, pleasant or appetizing flavor, savoriness; state of being pleasing or interesting …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sapidity — n. See sapidness …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • sapidity — sa·pid·i·ty …   English syllables

  • sapidity — noun 1. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth • Syn: ↑relish, ↑flavor, ↑flavour, ↑savor, ↑savour, ↑smack, ↑nip, ↑tang • …   Useful english dictionary

  • sapid — sapidity, sapidness, n. /sap id/, adj. 1. having taste or flavor. 2. agreeable to the taste; palatable. 3. agreeable, as to the mind; to one s liking. [1625 35; < L sapidus tasty; cf. SAGE] * * * …   Universalium

  • taste — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. savor; sample. n. flavor; tasting, morsel, sample; predilection, relish, preference; judgment.See taste, choice. II Sense of flavor Nouns 1. taste, tastefulness; good or cultivated taste; delicacy,… …   English dictionary for students

  • Sapidness — Sap id*ness, n. Quality of being sapid; sapidity. [1913 Webster] When the Israelites fancied the sapidness and relish of the fleshpots, they longed to taste and to return. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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