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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

cognition, knowledge, noesis go
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

process, operation, cognitive process, mental process, cognitive operation go
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity

basic cognitive process go
cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge

perception go
the process of perceiving

sensation, esthesis, aesthesis, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum go
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

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

noun.cognition

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smack, nip, tang, sapidity, relish, flavor, flavour, savor, savour go
the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
sweetness, sweet, sugariness go
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
sourness, tartness, sour go
the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
bitterness, bitter go
the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
saltiness, salinity, salt go
the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
astringency, astringence go
a sharp astringent taste
finish go
(wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)
flatness go
a deficiency in flavor
mellowness go
a taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavor