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adjective

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

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RELATED WORDS

engaging, palatable, tasty, zestful

Nearby words

  1. sapheaded,
  2. saphena,
  3. saphenous,
  4. saphenous nerve,
  5. saphenous vein,
  6. sapience,
  7. sapiens,
  8. sapient,
  9. sapiential,
  10. sapiently

Origin of sapid

1625–35; < Latin sapidus tasty; cf. sage1
Related formssa·pid·i·ty, sap·id·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for sapid

sapid

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.

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