taste vs virtu

taste and virtu both are nouns.

taste is a verb but virtu is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
taste	Yes	No	Yes	No
virtu	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, virtu is a hyponym of taste; that is, virtu is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than taste:

taste: delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)
virtu: love of or taste for fine objects of art

Other hyponyms of taste include connoisseurship, vertu, style, trend, vogue, delicacy, discretion, culture.

taste (noun)	virtu (noun)
a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds	objet d'art collectively (especially fine antiques)
delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)	artistic quality
the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus	love of or taste for fine objects of art
the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
a brief experience of something
a strong liking
a small amount eaten or drunk

taste (verb)	virtu (verb)
experience briefly
take a sample of
perceive by the sense of taste
distinguish flavors
have flavor; taste of something
have a distinctive or characteristic taste

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