relish

[ rel-ish ]

/ ˈrɛl ɪʃ /

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noun

liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.

pleasurable appreciation of anything; liking: He has no relish for obscene jokes.

Cookery.

something savory or appetizing added to a meal, as pickles or olives.
a sweet pickle made of various vegetables, usually chopped or minced.
an appetizer or hors d'oeuvre.

a pleasing or appetizing flavor.

a pleasing or enjoyable quality.

a taste or flavor.

a smack, trace, or touch of something.

verb (used with object)

to take pleasure in; like; enjoy: I don't relish the long drive home.

to make pleasing to the taste.

to like the taste of.

verb (used without object)

to have taste or flavor.

to be agreeable.

Origin of relish

1520–30; alteration of Middle English reles aftertaste, scent < Old French, variant of relais remainder, that left behind; see release

SYNONYMS FOR relish

1, 2 gusto, zest.

2 inclination, partiality, predilection, preference.

3 condiment, appetizer.

6 savor.

8 appreciate.

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ANTONYMS FOR relish

1, 2 distaste, disfavor.

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OTHER WORDS FROM relish

rel·ish·a·ble, adjective rel·ish·ing·ly, adverb self-rel·ish, noun un·rel·ish·a·ble, adjective

un·rel·ished, adjective un·rel·ish·ing, adjective

Words nearby relish

religious right, relinquish, reliquary, relique, reliquiae, relish, relive, relleno, rellies, reload, relocatable

Example sentences from the Web for relishing

But they are relishing their pastries with heavy hearts this week, as De Robertis prepares to close its doors for good tomorrow.

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As I remember, he repeated the phrase, relishing it two or three times.

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She looked at him provocatively, as if relishing the chance to do something the rest of the royal family would never do.

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He certainly is relishing his ability to create beautiful and mysterious women.

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Dauman is a dealmaker at heart, relishing negotiations as much as he does movie premieres.

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Of several artificial Lees for feeding, fining, preserving, and relishing Malt Liquors.

The London and Country Brewer |Anonymous
The liquor will do to make jelly sweet or relishing and likewise to give richness to soups or gravies.

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While he was relishing it, the woman who had given it him, and who was now abed, beckoned him again.

The Cloister and the Hearth |Charles Reade
Revolt is none the less revolt for perpetrating and relishing a joke.

Paris and the Social Revolution |Alvan Francis Sanborn
“Have your joke, Senor Doctor,” said Herran, not relishing the broad allusion to his discomfiture.

The Gilded Man |Clifford Smyth

British Dictionary definitions for relishing

relish

/ (ˈrɛlɪʃ) /

verb (tr)

to savour or enjoy (an experience) to the full

to anticipate eagerly; look forward to

to enjoy the taste or flavour of (food, etc); savour

to give appetizing taste or flavour to (food), by or as if by the addition of pickles or spices

noun

liking or enjoyment, as of something eaten or experienced (esp in the phrase with relish)

pleasurable anticipation he didn't have much relish for the idea

an appetizing or spicy food added to a main dish to enhance its flavour

an appetizing taste or flavour

a zestful trace or touch there was a certain relish in all his writing

music (in English lute, viol, and keyboard music of the 16th and 17th centuries) a trilling ornament, used esp at cadences

Derived forms of relish

relishable, adjective

Word Origin for relish

C16: from earlier reles aftertaste, from Old French: something remaining, from relaisser to leave behind; see release

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