Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun taste_sensation
1 sense of taste sensation
Sense 1
taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception -- (the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste")
=> sensation, esthesis, aesthesis, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum -- (an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch")