SAVOUR

relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang

(noun) the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savour

(verb) derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; “She relished her fame and basked in her glory”

savor, savour

(verb) taste appreciatively; “savor the soup”

savor, savour

(verb) give taste to

taste, savor, savour

(verb) have flavor; taste of something

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

savour (plural savours) (British spelling)

The specific taste or smell of something.

A distinctive sensation.

Sense of smell; power to scent, or trace by scent.

Pleasure; appreciation; relish.

Etymology 2

Verb

savour (third-person singular simple present savours, present participle savouring, simple past and past participle savoured) (British spelling)

(intransitive) To possess a particular taste or smell, or a distinctive quality.

(transitive) To appreciate, enjoy or relish something.

(transitive, archaic) To season.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (modern translation)

Anagrams

• varous

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

12 June 2025

RAREFACTION

(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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