sapid

[ sap-id ]

adjective

1. having taste or flavor.
2. agreeable to the taste; palatable.
3. agreeable, as to the mind; to one's liking.

sapid

/ səˈpɪdɪtɪ; ˈsæpɪd /

adjective

1. having a pleasant taste
2. agreeable or engaging

Derived Forms

• sapidity, noun

Other Words From

• sa·pidi·ty sapid·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sapid¹

1625–35; < Latin sapidus tasty; sage ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of sapid¹

C17: from Latin sapidus, from sapere to taste

Example Sentences

Such a list tells its own tale of a mind turned to what is masculine, racy, pungent, and thoroughly sapid.

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We perceive no taste, unless the sapid body be applied to the tongue, or some part of the organ of taste.

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Sapid, sap′id, adj. well-tasted: savoury: that affects the taste.

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The cup furnishes a thin film like swan-skin which imbibes the sapid exudations from the stem, the source of nourishment.

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Soft, sheep, sapid and extremely oily as the superlative ão implies.

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