savour
Britishnoun
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the quality in a substance that is perceived by the sense of taste or smell
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a specific taste or smell
the savour of lime
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a slight but distinctive quality or trace
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the power to excite interest
the savour of wit has been lost
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archaic reputation
verb
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to possess the taste or smell (of)
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to have a suggestion (of)
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(tr) to give a taste to; season
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(tr) to taste or smell, esp appreciatively
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(tr) to relish or enjoy
Other Word Forms
- savorous adjective
- savourless adjective
Etymology
Origin of savour
C13: from Old French savour, from Latin sapor taste, from sapere to taste
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"We're trying to savour it as much as possible because it's easy to downplay it. But it's been such a long journey that it really means a lot."
From Barron's
Jorginho gave the visitors a moment to savour when he equalised from the penalty spot.
From Barron's
Just two weeks after a 4-1 Ashes humiliation, the majority of England's squad who dragged themselves to Sri Lanka might not have savoured the prospect of three one-day internationals in challenging conditions.
From BBC
But in the here and now, this was a night for Liverpool to savour.
From BBC
After all of that, Frank welcomed the opportunity to be able to savour this win against Dortmund for now.
From BBC
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