Describing the degree/level/amount when using the -さ adjective ending


When using words like 速さ or 美味しさ to refer to the degree of some quality, can
we be more specific about the degree?

For example, can we say "美味しさが高い" or "美味しさが低い"? Maybe "大きい・小さい" (or some other
pair) is more appropriate than "高い・低い"?

Can we directly compare the "美味しさ" of two different things, or should we just
use something like "XのほうがYより美味しい"?




It's not absolutely impossible to combine 大きい or 高い with おいしさ or 速さ but you
usually use ある / ない / 半端{はんぱ}ではない. You can use it for comparative degree too
like こっちのほうが美味しさがある. On the other hand, うまみ or 甘{あま}み get along with 強い / 弱い
for some reason.

