mild-tasting

Thân thiện

The cheese has a mild-tasting flavor.

Definition

Adjective: * Having a mild taste; not strong, sharp, spicy, or bitter in flavor.

Usage

The adjective "mild-tasting" is used to describe food, drinks, or other substances that have a gentle, subtle, or not overpowering flavor. It is often used in contrast to words like "strong," "spicy," "sharp," or "bitter." It typically precedes the noun it modifies.

Examples

• This cheese is mild-tasting and creamy, perfect for sandwiches.
• They prefer a mild-tasting olive oil for salad dressings.
• The sauce is surprisingly mild-tasting despite containing several herbs.

Advanced Usage

• Comparative and Superlative Forms: While "milder-tasting" and "mildest-tasting" are grammatically possible, it is more common to use "milder in taste" or "the mildest taste."
  • This variety of pepper is milder-tasting than the others.
• Hyphenation Rule: The hyphen is used when the compound adjective ("mild-tasting") comes before the noun it describes. It is often omitted when the phrase follows a verb like "is" or "tastes."
  • Before noun: a mild-tasting curry.
  • After verb: This curry is mild tasting.

Variants and Related Words

• Mild (adj): Gentle; not severe, harsh, or extreme. When used for flavor, it is synonymous with "mild-tasting."
  • A mild cheese.
• Bland (adj): Lacking strong flavor, often with a slightly negative connotation of being uninteresting.
• Subtle (adj): (Of a flavor) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe.

Synonyms

• Bland
• Delicate
• Gentle
• Subtle

Antonyms

• Strong-tasting
• Sharp-tasting
• Pungent
• Spicy
• Bitter

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having a mild taste