taste#1 (n)
appreciation#1 (n)
discernment#3 (n)
perceptiveness (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 09
def delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
examples arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success
to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste
Outgoing links
Hypernym discrimination, secernment
Derivationally related form perceptiveness → perceptive
Attribute tasteful; tasteless
Hyponym virtu, vertu, connoisseurship; vogue, trend, style; delicacy, discretion; culture
Incoming links
Attribute tasteful; tasteless
Derivationally related form perceptive → perceptiveness
Hyponym discrimination, secernment
Hypernym virtu, vertu, connoisseurship; vogue, trend, style; delicacy, discretion; culture

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