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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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Learn the noun and verb meanings of savor, a word that can describe the taste, smell, or quality of something, or the act of enjoying or relishing something. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of savor.
Savor means to enjoy food or an experience slowly, or to have pleasure and interest. Learn how to use this verb and noun in different contexts, with synonyms and related words.
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. If you savor that flourless chocolate tart, then you eat it slowly, bit by bit, deliberately picking every last crumb off the plate.
noun. 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.
Savor means to taste, smell, or enjoy something with pleasure. It can also mean to have a distinctive quality or characteristic. Learn the origin, synonyms, and translations of savor.
Savor means to enjoy something with relish, to taste or smell something, or to have a distinctive quality. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms of savor from Collins English Dictionary.
Learn the noun and verb meanings of savor, a word that refers to the quality of taste or smell of something. Find synonyms, antonyms, examples, and the origin of savor.
