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- Dictionarysa·vor/ˈsāvər/
verb
- 1. taste (good food or drink) and enjoy it completely: "gourmets will want to savor our game specialties"
- 2. have a suggestion or trace of (something, especially something bad): "their genuflections savored of superstition and popery" Similar
noun
- 1. a characteristic taste, flavor, or smell, especially a pleasant one: "the subtle savor of wood smoke" Similar
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a gourmet who can identify the ingredients in any dish solely by their savor Verb He savored the aroma of the baking pies. They savored every last morsel of food. She was just savoring the moment. The team is still savoring its victory. He savored the memories of his vacation. See More
a smell or taste, especially a pleasant one: Let us rediscover the flavors and savors of regional cooking. the savor of fresh basil. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
n. 1. A specific taste or smell: the savor of fresh mint. 2. The quality of something that is perceived as taste or smell: "There is little savor in dead men's meat"(Stephen Vincent Benét). 3. A distinctive quality or characteristic: enjoyed the savors of local life on their trip. v.sa·vored, sa·vor·ing, sa·vors. v.intr. 1.
1. transitive verb. If you savor an experience, you enjoy it as much as you can. She savored her newfound freedom. Synonyms: relish, like, delight in, revel in More Synonyms of savor. 2. transitive verb. If you savor food or drink, you eat or drink it slowly in order to taste its full flavor and to enjoy it properly.
Whether it’s a feeling of joy or a piece of pecan pie — when you savor something, you enjoy it to the fullest. When you savor something, you enjoy it so much that you want to make it last forever. With that in mind, savor carries a connotation of doing something slowly.
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell. Synonyms: fragrance, scent, odor, smack, relish. a particular taste or smell. distinctive quality or property. power to excite or interest. Archaic. repute. verb (used without object) to have savor, taste, or odor.
Definition of savor verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of savour verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. transitive verb. If you savor an experience, you enjoy it as much as you can. She savored her newfound freedom. Synonyms: relish, like, delight in, revel in More Synonyms of savor. 2. transitive verb. If you savor food or drink, you eat or drink it slowly in order to taste its full flavor and to enjoy it properly.
[VERB noun] I have this feeling of being given a second chance, and I savour every moment. [VERB noun] Synonyms: relish, like, delight in, revel in More Synonyms of savour. 2. verb. If you savour food or drink, you eat or drink it slowly in order to taste its full flavour and to enjoy it properly.
