acquired taste
English
Pronunciation
Audio (AU) (file)
Noun
acquired taste (plural acquired tastes)
- A taste which is not natural or innate, but which has developed through habit or learning.
- Antonym: natural taste
- 1939 July 24, "Italy: Home Again," Time:
- Like many another Italian War hero, young Dino Grandi had turned to the post-War Fascist movement to satisfy an acquired taste for action.
- 2018, Joshua Zeunert, Tim Waterman, Routledge Handbook of Landscape and Food, Routledge (→ISBN)
- Curiosity and ambition require that we discuss acquired taste. Acquired taste is distinguished from discovered taste. Discovered tastes are those which may be considered innate, basic, or automatic, such as those tastes for bland, salty, […]
- (idiomatic) Something that is appreciated only after having initially been regarded as unappealing or unpleasant; a person who is regarded as difficult or dislikable but of whom at least some have grown to approve.
- Marmite is an acquired taste.
- 1978 May 29, Frank Rich, "Cinema: Joyride," Time:
- Since most adults do not share this director's unquenchable optimism, even his best movies tend to be an acquired taste.
- 1998, Joe Nicholas, John Price, Advanced Studies in Media, Nelson Thornes (→ISBN), page 177:
- This research seemed to suggest that the product's acquired taste which they had been fuelling could also be a latent disadvantage. The advertising campaign implied that Guinness was an acquired taste for the discerning drinker; […]
- 2006 Oct. 30, Phil Elderkin, "Red Auerbach, an off-court legend," Christian Science Monitor (retrieved 30 Aug. 2009):
- NBA Hall of Famer Arnold "Red" Auerbach was an acquired taste for most people who had to deal with him on a regular basis. . . his rough edges becoming part and parcel of his storied success.
Further reading
