7. savor to hint or smack (often fol. by of): business practices savoring of greed.
8. (v.t.)savor to give a savor to; season; flavor.
9. savor to perceive by taste or smell, esp. with relish.
10. savor to give oneself to the enjoyment of: to savor the best in life.
Etymology: (1175–1225; (n.) ME sav(o)ur < OF savour < L sapōrem, acc. of sapor taste, der. of sapere to taste (cf. sapient ); (v.) < OF savourer < LL sapōrāre, der. of sapor)
Definition of 'savor'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
2. (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"
3. (verb)taste, savor, savour have flavor; taste of something
4. (verb)savor, savour taste appreciatively "savor the soup"
1. (adj)savor that property of a thing which affects the organs of taste or smell; taste and odor; flavor; relish; scent; as, the savor of an orange or a rose; an ill savor
2. (adj)savor hence, specificflavor or quality; characteristic property; distinctive temper, tinge, taint, and the like
3. (adj)savor sense of smell; power to scent, or trace by scent