de gustibus non est disputandum

[ de goos-ti-boos nohn est dis-poo-tahn-doom; English dee guhs-tuh-buhs non est dis-pyoo-tan-duhm ]

Latin.
  1. there is no disputing about tastes.

  • Also de gus·ti·bus non dis·pu·tan·dum est .

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How to use de gustibus non est disputandum in a sentence

  • de gustibus non est disputandum, or as the French have it, Chacun a son gout.

    The Uses of Italic | Frederick W. Hamilton

Cultural definitions for De gustibus non est disputandum

De gustibus non est disputandum

[ (day goos-ti-boos nohn est dis-poo-tahn-dem) ]


Latin for “There's no disputing about taste.” Another version of this saying is “There's no accounting for taste.”

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