Coffee is among the most consumed beverages worldwide. According to Statista, an average person consumes roughly 42.6 liters of coffee per year.
GUSTATION
taste, gustation, sense of taste, gustatory modality
(noun) the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth; “his cold deprived him of his sense of taste”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gustation (countable and uncountable, plural gustations)
The act of tasting.
The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste.
Source: Wiktionary
Gus*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. gustatio: cf. F. gustation.]
Definition: The act of tasting. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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