acquired taste

American  

noun

1. something that is unfamiliar or objectionable but becomes gradually more liked or accepted.

   His modern paintings are an acquired taste.

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acquired taste British  

noun

1. a liking for something that is at first considered unpleasant

2. the thing so liked

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acquired taste Idioms  

1. Something one learns to like rather than appreciates immediately. For example, Because it is so salty, caviar for many individuals is an acquired taste, or With its lack of decorative detail, this china pattern is definitely an acquired taste. [Mid-1800s]

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Etymology

Origin of acquired taste

First recorded in 1730–40

Example Sentences

Doing the latter efficiently would have required tools that were not available then, she adds.

From Scientific American • May 5, 2021

When human beings discarded natural caves for artificially constructed dwellings—when they began to cook their food and clothe their bodies, they required tools.

From Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges by Redway, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw)

Carrados and Elsie led the way, the blind man carrying the tree, while Bellmark went to his outhouse for the required tools.

From Max Carrados by Bramah, Ernest

Pompey had gone into the market with his abilities when tyranny required tools; but perceiving that demagogues were now in demand, he endeavoured to make a profit of popular principles.

From The Comic History of Rome by Becket, Gilbert Abbott ?

Not another board proved loose,—to lift those which were nailed down required tools, and those we were without.

From The Beetle by Marsh, Richard