Is there a gustative equivalent to the olfactory “malodour”?
Is there a gustative equivalent to the olfactory word “malodour”?
Is there a lexical, not imaginary, word that means anything that tastes bad just like “malodour” means anything that smells bad?
Steve Schwartzman
March 28, 2011, 3:52am
Etymologically, disgusting fits the bill, though we now use the word without any necessary connection to the physical sense of taste. Another word that works is yucky, which also isn't restricted to the sense of taste.
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jlunar
February 27, 2011, 5:50pm
Rancidness? Though that applies to smell as well.
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sigurd
February 25, 2011, 9:41am
I'm looking for a word that denotes/means bad taste.
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pharber-murphy
February 25, 2011, 12:50am
How about poison? That's a noun that connotes a bad taste.
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sigurd
February 23, 2011, 10:22am
English, please. :)
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re-gul
February 16, 2011, 5:32am
What about off-flavour and off-taste? Will they be ok as a noun?
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fmerton
February 9, 2011, 9:50am
If there is a single word for anything with a bad flavor, I would suggest avoiding it, as I also suggest avoiding the word "malodour." "Bad taste," and "bad smell" do the job, and anything else smacks of synonym searching.
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leedeemcl
February 4, 2011, 1:27pm
Allow me to propose an English equivalent in the Noun category:
olfactory malodour = gustative malsaveur
Love the mental exercise you have triggered. I will be rummaging and ruminating these words for days. I am grateful. I LOVE playing with language(s). LD
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sigurd
February 2, 2011, 6:08am
I'd rather use "unpalatable" as an adjective. However, I'm looking for a gustative equivalent to "malodour", a noun.
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porsche
February 1, 2011, 7:30pm
While this doesn't exactly answer your question, if you were looking for an analog to "malodorous", I'd suggest simply "bad-tasting". If you accept that "bad-tasting" should be hyphenated, then it would qualify as a single word. Somehow, I can't quite get myself to suggest "bad-taste" for a noun, though.
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sigurd
February 1, 2011, 5:02pm
Ignore the second paragraph. I'm looking for a word for "bad taste".
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Dyske
February 1, 2011, 3:39pm
I have to say, I love the way you phrased the question. You are really just asking for a word that means bad taste, right?
"Malodor", according to my dictionary, is not a thing that smells bad; it means bad smell. So, are you asking for a word equivalent of bad taste, or a thing that tastes bad?
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