Latin

Alternative forms

Proverb

dē gustibus et colōribus nōn est disputandum

1. “Of tastes and colours there is nothing to be disputed.”; “There’s no accounting for taste.”
   • 1830, Charles Rogier (1800-1885) d'après des documents inédits, Volume 1 - Ernest Charles Joseph Discailles

     ...extraordinaire le courage qu il a eu de lire cinq fois Ducis — De gustibus et coloribus non disputandum

   • 1880, Der französische Wortton - T. Merkel

     Every one must judge for himself, when it is a matter of taste or appreciation: de gustibus et coloribus non disputandum; the same may be said of accent.

   • 1882, Monthly notes of the Library Association of the United Kingdom

     De gustibus et coloribus non est disputandum — certainly not with a lady. We shall be glad to know, however, if the opinion of our fair and candid correspondent is generally shared. - Ed.