NONTASTER Definition & Meaning

nontaster

[non-tey-ster]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person with hypogeusia, especially a person whose sensitivity to bitter or spicy tastes is lower than average.
I'm what Dr. Barnes calls a nontaster, as strong tastes don't turn me off; I love spicy, bitter cocktails and eat kale on a weekly basis.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of nontaster¹

First recorded in 1930–35; non- ( def. ) + taster ( def. )

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He wondered whether his friend was a nontaster and his wife a supertaster.

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Barham gave them a simple taste test involving strips of flavored paper, and his suspicion proved correct: His sick friend was a nontaster, his wife a supertaster.

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And in this case the die landed exactly as I would have preferred: My daughter is a nontaster, just like her father!

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But since I’m a nontaster—someone with a remarkably unrefined palate—it didn’t seem better by such a huge margin to justify the expense or the frippery.

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nontarget nontaxable

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