mouthfeel

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
19
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈmaʊθˌfil/

Definition of mouthfeel

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A feeling (other than taste) perceived inside the mouth.
    “Dark ale tends to have a creamy mouthfeel.”
    “Liquid foods which are essentially Newtonian fluids may be considered to have their texture or “mouthfeel” adequately described by their viscosity.”
    ““Unctuous is probably quite a good description, but there's a sweetness, too, and a mouthfeel,” ventures Heston Blumenthal, chef at the Fat Duck at Bray.”
    “The disappearance of hummus from the shelves after a hygiene problem at a plant supplying supermarkets has revealed the depth of popular addiction to this appealing paste. Its taste, at once earthy and refreshing, now has a large place in the British palate. Its grainy texture offers what food chemists call “mouthfeel” at its best.”
    ““So to start with,” Adria says, “it [a transgender woman's penis] doesn’t get as hard, it doesn’t really ejaculate, and it has a different mouthfeel. Can we please talk about the mouthfeel? Why is no one talking about the mouthfeel?” she repeats, looking straight into the camera through her clear-framed glasses as the camera zooms in.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A feeling (other than taste) perceived inside the mouth.
    “Dark ale tends to have a creamy mouthfeel.”
    “Liquid foods which are essentially Newtonian fluids may be considered to have their texture or “mouthfeel” adequately described by their viscosity.”
    ““Unctuous is probably quite a good description, but there's a sweetness, too, and a mouthfeel,” ventures Heston Blumenthal, chef at the Fat Duck at Bray.”
    “The disappearance of hummus from the shelves after a hygiene problem at a plant supplying supermarkets has revealed the depth of popular addiction to this appealing paste. Its taste, at once earthy and refreshing, now has a large place in the British palate. Its grainy texture offers what food chemists call “mouthfeel” at its best.”
    ““So to start with,” Adria says, “it [a transgender woman's penis] doesn’t get as hard, it doesn’t really ejaculate, and it has a different mouthfeel. Can we please talk about the mouthfeel? Why is no one talking about the mouthfeel?” she repeats, looking straight into the camera through her clear-framed glasses as the camera zooms in.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)A feeling (other than taste) perceived inside the mouth.
    “I have a much better mouthfeel since my broken tooth has been repaired.”

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Etymology

From mouth + feel.

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