what are the exact meanings of "taste" and "spring" in this sentence
There’s one sentence goes like:

"One can distinguish many kinds of pathological depression. Sometimes it is mere passive joylessness and dreariness, discouragement, dejection, lack of taste and zest and spring. Professor Ribot has proposed the name anhedonia to designate this condition."

Can anyone tell me what the precise meanings of the words “taste” and “spring” are in this sentence?
And can you please make me for each word an example sentence with their same meanings in the context above?

Thanks for your help in advance!!

Question

what are the exact meanings of "taste" and "spring" in this sentence 
There’s one sentence goes like:

"One can distinguish many kinds of pathological depression. Sometimes it is mere passive joylessness and dreariness, discouragement, dejection, lack of taste and zest and spring. Professor Ribot has proposed the name anhedonia to designate this condition."

Can anyone tell me what the precise meanings of the words “taste” and “spring” are in this sentence?
And can you please make me for each word an example sentence with their same meanings in the context above?

Thanks for your help in advance!!

Answer

Taste here means : the sense of what is fitting, harmonious, or beautiful; the perception and enjoyment of something good.
e.g.
The dull and dreary arrangements made for the wedding reflected a complete lack of taste.

Spring here means : enthusiasm, energy or a positive outlook or cheerful attitude.
e.g.
After her promotion, she carried out her new position with a spring in her step and a contagious smile.

Lack of taste and spring means a complete disinterest towards life which is a common characteristic of depression.

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Firstly to calrify the writer means lack of taste, lack of zest and lack of spring.
Taste refers to the sense of taste (of food). Zest and spring mean essentially the same thing - vitality.
His lack of taste was due to a heavy cold.
She had a spring in her step this morning and a grin on her face. She was dancing and springing around.

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By using lack of taste and zest and spring I think he is referring to a lack of enjoyment of sensory input...

Taste -- food is normally something people find joy in...
Zest for life -- people normally have energy and enthusiasm for what they're doing...
Spring in their step -- refers to high physical energy and a quick and determined manner of moving and being in the world...

Note that for ANHEDONIA -- a related word / the root is HEDONISM: the enjoyment of the pleasures of the senses.

So, ANHEDONIA implies an impairment in this normal human preoccupation with enjoyment of sensuous things.

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