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expectation vs foretaste

foretaste vs expectation

expectation and foretaste both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expectation Yes No No No
foretaste Yes No No No
As nouns, foretaste is a hyponym of expectation; that is, foretaste is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expectation:
  • expectation: belief about (or mental picture of) the future
  • foretaste: an early limited awareness of something yet to occur
Other hyponyms of expectation include hope, promise, possibility, anticipation, expectancy, apprehension, misgiving.
expectation (noun) foretaste (noun)
belief about (or mental picture of) the future an early limited awareness of something yet to occur
the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
the feeling that something is about to happen
anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
Difference between expectation and foretaste

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