tastemaking adjective 1noun 1 adjective1 •Influential in the determination of current taste.But her latest act has catapulted her into art’s tastemaking elite. — 2007 noun1 •The art of setting the current taste.In this century the tastemaking process in the art world - not always distinguishable from the marketing process -has grown prodigiously, keeping pace with the growth in audience. — 1987