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 Definitions of savor  [ˈseɪ vər]  

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

1. (n.) savor
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.

2.  savor
a particular taste or smell.

3.  savor
distinctive quality or property.

4.  savor
power to excite or interest.

5.  savor
Archaic. repute.

6. (v.i.) savor
to have savor, taste, or odor.

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"

5. (verb) savor, savour
give taste to


Definition of 'savor' Webster Dictionary 

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, specific flavor or quality; characteristic property; distinctive temper, tinge, taint, and the like

3. (adj) savor
sense of smell; power to scent, or trace by scent

4. (adj) savor
pleasure; delight; attractiveness

5. (noun) savor
to have a particular smell or taste; -- with of

6. (noun) savor
to partake of the quality or nature; to indicate the presence or influence; to smack; -- with of

7. (noun) savor
to use the sense of taste

8. (verb) savor
to perceive by the smell or the taste; hence, to perceive; to note

9. (verb) savor
to have the flavor or quality of; to indicate the presence of

10. (verb) savor
to taste or smell with pleasure; to delight in; to relish; to like; to favor



'savor' - Nearby Entries  

savitar  savoir-faire  savonarola  savor  savoriness  savoring  savorless  



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