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nontaster

[ non-tey-ster ]

noun

  1. a person with hypogeusia, especially a person whose sensitivity to bitter or spicy tastes is lower than average: Compare supertaster.

    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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Word History and Origins

Origin of nontaster1

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

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

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.

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

From Slate

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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