sapid

[ sap-id ]

/ ˈsæp ɪd /

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adjective

having taste or flavor.

agreeable to the taste; palatable.

agreeable, as to the mind; to one's liking.

RELATED WORDS

engaging, palatable, tasty, zestful

Nearby words

Origin of sapid

1625–35; < Latin sapidus tasty; cf. sage¹

Related formssa·pid·i·ty, sap·id·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for sapid

The cup furnishes a thin film like swan-skin which imbibes the sapid exudations from the stem, the source of nourishment.
Social Life in the Insect World|J. H. Fabre
Soft, sheep, sapid and extremely oily as the superlative ão implies.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown
Pure water is neither sapid nor odorous, equivalent to Water is not sapid; Water is not odorous.
Logic|Carveth Read
But I speak of the cruet sauces, where the quintessence of the sapid is condensed in a phial.
Crotchet Castle|Thomas Love Peacock

Sapid, sap′id, adj. well-tasted: savoury: that affects the taste.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sapid

sapid

/ (ˈsæpɪd) /

adjective

having a pleasant taste

agreeable or engaging

Derived Formssapidity (səˈpɪdɪtɪ) or sapidness, noun

Word Origin for sapid

C17: from Latin sapidus, from sapere to taste

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Word Origin and History for sapid

sapid

adj.

1630s, from Latin sapidus "savory, having a taste," from sapere (see sapient). Its opposite is insipid.