What does water taste like?

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I know this is stupid but, what adjectives would you say water tastes of?

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[+4] - contrex - 02/22/2014[quote="Ragman"] wet and refreshing [/quote] That's what it feels like in the mouth, not what it tastes like. To the OP: Pure water is flavourless - it tastes of nothing. Any...
[+4] - contrex - 02/22/2014[quote="izzythepush"] Don't worry about it. [/quote] But I do! I won't sleep tonight, and I may have to call my counsellor. Or do a lot of sitting on the floor and rocking.
[+4] - contrex - 02/22/2014[quote="roger"] Well, in that case. . . . [/quote] Exactly.
[+3] - timur - 02/22/2014Water can be tasteless but only in very few instances. Its taste depends on many factors but mainly what environmental elements it gets in contact with: earth, rocks, mud, leaves, wood and so...
[+3] - jespah - 02/22/2014I'd go with synonyms for malleable, kind of like changeable, variable, etc.
[+3] - contrex - 02/22/2014The spa water at Bath has a very strong flavour of warm flat-irons, according to Sam Weller.
[+3] - izzythepush - 02/22/2014Watery.

tasteless

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@Fiona368,

Water can be tasteless but only in very few instances.

Its taste depends on many factors but mainly what environmental elements it gets in contact with: earth, rocks, mud, leaves, wood and so on.

It can be sweet, bitter, astringent and have all kinds of other tastes.

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@timur,

I'd go with synonyms for malleable, kind of like changeable, variable, etc.

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@jespah,

Salty if ocean water ,but can also have a salty taste at some spas.
A fresh taste if clear natural brook water
Muddy, when as a brook runs through earth
Stale when bottled

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The spa water at Bath has a very strong flavour of warm flat-irons, according to Sam Weller.

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@Fiona368,

tastes wet and refreshing

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@Ragman,

Ragman wrote:

wet and refreshing

That's what it feels like in the mouth, not what it tastes like.

To the OP:

Pure water is flavourless - it tastes of nothing. Any flavour that water may have is due to impurities such as salt (seawater), minerals, chlorine etc. Fresh water from a spring may, for example, taste of the rocks that it has passed through - chalky, ferrous (iron salts) etc. Water with dissolved carbon dioxide ("soda water") has a mild acidic taste.

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@Fiona368,

In what context? Are you looking to describe your own tap water to a plumber? To a lawyer to find out if a lawsuit against your landlord or town water source? Are we talking about a work of fiction you are writing and it's an alcoholic character describing have to drink water because he is prohibited in drinking his favorite cocktail in his present scene?

Or are you asking for the sake of settling an argument/bar bet/etc...?

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@Fiona368,

Watery.

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Take out the Kool Aide - Bland.

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I wonder why my post above was voted down? it was strictly factual, and I can see nothing wrong with it. A person who was not a coward, or who was sure of their ground, would challenge it in an open fashion.

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@contrex,

Not just once. Twice. Smile

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@contrex,

Don't worry about it.

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@izzythepush,

izzythepush wrote:

Don't worry about it.

But I do! I won't sleep tonight, and I may have to call my counsellor. Or do a lot of sitting on the floor and rocking.

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@contrex,

Well, in that case. . . .

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@roger,

roger wrote:

Well, in that case. . . .

Exactly.

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@contrex,

contrex wrote:

I wonder why my post above was voted down? it was strictly factuaiP, and I can see nothing wrong with it. A person who was not a coward, or who was sure of their ground, would challenge it in an open fashion.

Probably some troll. But I thumbed you back up. Hope that helps.

And I will prefer water to any flavored beverage or lite beer. If I can't have an IPA, that is.

As far as the taste of water, I look on it as an enhancer with foods. By itself, on a hot day or after a bout at the club, it tastes clean.

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@neologist,

neologist wrote:

I thumbed you back up. Hope that helps.

It does. Thank you. I see the coward dares not show himself.

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@Fiona368,

Quote:

What does water taste like?

Refreshing.

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