Definition of savor Savor

/sejˈvɚ/ - [seyver] - sa•vor

We found 19 definitions of savor from 4 different sources.

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British English

savour - /sˈe‍ɪvɐ/

American English

savor - /sejˈvɚ/

What does savor mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

savors, savoring, savored  

savor - taste appreciatively; "savor the soup"
  savour
  taste experience briefly; "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died"
savor - give taste to
  savour
  flavor, flavour, season make fit; "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller"
  cookery, cooking, preparation the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
savor - derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"
  enjoy, bask, relish, savour
  like feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard; "How did you like the President's speech last night?"
  feast one's eyes look at with great enjoyment; "She feasted her eyes on the Tuscan landscape"
  devour eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"
savor - have flavor; taste of something
  taste, savour
  smack, taste press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • savor (a.)
    That property of a thing which affects the organs of taste or smell; taste and odor; flavor; relish; scent; as, the savor of an orange or a rose; an ill savor.
  • savor (a.)
    Hence, specific flavor or quality; characteristic property; distinctive temper, tinge, taint, and the like.
  • savor (a.)
    Sense of smell; power to scent, or trace by scent.
  • savor (a.)
    Pleasure; delight; attractiveness.
  • savor (n.)
    To have a particular smell or taste; -- with of.
  • savor (n.)
    To partake of the quality or nature; to indicate the presence or influence; to smack; -- with of.
  • savor (n.)
    To use the sense of taste.
  • savor (v. t.)
    To perceive by the smell or the taste; hence, to perceive; to note.
  • savor (v. t.)
    To have the flavor or quality of; to indicate the presence of.
  • savor (v. t.)
    To taste or smell with pleasure; to delight in; to relish; to like; to favor.

Part of speech

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  • savor, verb, present, 1st person singular of savor (infinitive).
  • savor, verb (infinitive).
  • savor, noun, singular of savors.

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

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