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 Definitions of relish  [ˈrɛl ɪʃ]  

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Definition of 'relish' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) relish
enjoyment of the taste of something:
to eat with relish.

2.  relish
pleasurable appreciation of anything; liking.

3.  relish
something savory or appetizing added to a meal, as olives or pickles.

4.  relish
a sweet or pungent pickle made of various usu. chopped vegetables.

5.  relish
a pleasing or appetizing flavor.

6.  relish
a pleasing or enjoyable quality.

7.  relish
a taste or flavor.

8.  relish
a trace or touch of something.

9. (v.t.) relish
to take pleasure in; enjoy.

10.  relish
to make pleasing to the taste.

11.  relish
to like the taste of.

12. (v.i.) relish
to have taste or flavor.

Etymology:  (1520–30; alter. of ME reles aftertaste, scent < OF, var. of relais remainder, that left behind)

Definition of 'relish' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) gusto, relish, zest, zestfulness
vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

2. (noun) relish
spicy or savory condiment

3. (verb) relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang
the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

4. (verb) enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savour
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
"She relished her fame and basked in her glory"


Definition of 'relish' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) relish
to enjoy or feel pleasure at sth
I don't relish the thought of firing him.


Definition of 'relish' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) relish
a pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing

2. (noun) relish
savor; quality; characteristic tinge

3. (noun) relish
a taste for; liking; appetite; fondness

4. (noun) relish
that which is used to impart a flavor; specifically, something taken with food to render it more palatable or to stimulate the appetite; a condiment

5. (noun) relish
the projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece

6. (verb) relish
to taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of; to partake of with gratification; hence, to enjoy; to be pleased with or gratified by; to experience pleasure from; as, to relish food

7. (verb) relish
to give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably

8. (verb) relish
to have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give gratification; to have a flavor


Translation of 'relish' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to enjoy greatly
He relishes his food; I relished the thought of telling my husband about my promotion.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: geniet Arabic flag Arabic: يَسْتَمْتِع، يَسْتَطيب، ي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: харесвам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: apreciar Czech flag Czech: radovat se (z), vychutnáv German flag German: Geschmack finden an
Danish flag Danish: nyde Greek flag Greek: απολαμβάνω Spanish flag Spanish: saborear
Estonian flag Estonian: nautima Farsi flag Farsi: لذت بردن Finnish flag Finnish: nauttia
French flag French: savourer Hebrew flag Hebrew: לִיהנוֹת Hindi flag Hindi: मजा लेना
Croatian flag Croatian: prijati, nalaziti slast u Hungarian flag Hungarian: élvez Indonesian flag Indonesian: menikmati
Icelandic flag Icelandic: njóta Italian flag Italian: gradire; apprezzare Japanese flag Japanese: 楽しむ
Korean flag Korean: 즐기다, 음미하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: gardžiuotis, mėgautis Latvian flag Latvian: []baudīt; izgaršot
Malay flag Malay: menyukai Dutch flag Dutch: genieten van Norwegian flag Norwegian: nyte, finne glede ved, se
Polish flag Polish: rozkoszować się Persian flag Persian: لذت بردن Pashto flag Pashto: خونداخيستل، په خوندخوړل،پ
Portuguese flag Portuguese: apreciar Romanian flag Romanian: a savura Russian flag Russian: наслаждаться
Slovak flag Slovak: radovať sa (z); vychutnáv Slovenian flag Slovenian: uživati (v čem) Serbian flag Serbian: uživati
Swedish flag Swedish: njuta av Thai flag Thai: เพลิดเพลิน Turkish flag Turkish: çok hoşlanmak, büyük zevk
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 大肆享受,感到高興 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: мати задоволення; смакува Urdu flag Urdu: مزہ لینا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: thích thú Chinese flag Chinese: 乐于,喜好

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