SAVOUR
Dictionary entry overview: What does savour mean?
• SAVOUR (noun)
The noun SAVOUR has 1 sense:
1. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
Familiarity information: SAVOUR used as a noun is very rare.
• SAVOUR (verb)
The verb SAVOUR has 4 senses:
1. have flavor; taste of something
2. give taste to
3. taste appreciatively
4. derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
Familiarity information: SAVOUR used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• SAVOUR (noun)
Meaning:
The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
savor; tang; savour; sapidity; smack; flavor; relish; nip; flavour
Hypernyms ("savour" is a kind of...):
gustatory perception; gustatory sensation; taste; taste perception; taste sensation (the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "savour"):
lemon (a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons)
vanilla (a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans)
• SAVOUR (verb)
Meaning:
Have flavor; taste of something
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
savour; taste; savor
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "savour"):
smack; taste (have a distinctive or characteristic taste)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Meaning:
Give taste to
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
savour; savor
Hypernyms (to "savour" is one way to...):
flavor; flavour; season (lend flavor to)
Domain category:
cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The chefs savour the vegetables
Meaning:
Taste appreciatively
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
savor; savour
Context example:
savor the soup
Hypernyms (to "savour" is one way to...):
taste (perceive by the sense of taste)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The chefs savour the vegetables
Meaning:
Derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
savor; relish; enjoy; bask; savour
Context example:
She relished her fame and basked in her glory
"Savour" entails doing...:
like (find enjoyable or agreeable)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "savour"):
feast one's eyes (look at with great enjoyment)
devour (enjoy avidly)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue savour the movie
