savor

[ sey-ver ]

/ ˈseɪ vər /

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noun

the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.

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.

to exhibit the peculiar characteristics; smack (often followed by of): His business practices savor of greed.

verb (used with object)

to give a savor to; season; flavor.

to perceive by taste or smell, especially with relish: to savor the garden's odors.

to give oneself to the enjoyment of: to savor the best in life.

Also especially British, sa·vour.

Origin of savor

1175–1225; (noun) Middle English sav(o)ur < Old French savour < Latin sapōrem, accusative of sapor taste, derivative of sapere to taste (cf. sapient); (v.) Middle English sav(o)uren < Old French savourer < Late Latin sapōrāre, derivative of sapor

SYNONYMS FOR savor

1 relish, smack; odor, scent, fragrance. See taste.

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usage note for savor

See -or¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM savor

sa·vor·er, noun sa·vor·ing·ly, adverb sa·vor·less, adjective sa·vor·ous, adjective

out·sa·vor, verb (used with object) un·sa·vored, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH savor

savior savor savory

Words nearby savor

savoir-vivre, savona, savonarola, savonarola chair, savonarola, girolamo, savor, savory, savour, savoury, savoy, savoy alps

Example sentences from the Web for savor

Champagne should be fun and you should savor every moment of it.

Champagne: You’re Drinking It All Wrong |Kayleigh Kulp |December 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Mindful eating will allow you to savor your food and eat more intuitively, rather than emotionally.

Meditation Tips for the Easily Distracted |DailyBurn |October 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And so the shaming of them, the public taking them down a peg or two, become moments to savor.

Why Does Everyone Hate Lea Michele? |Tim Teeman |October 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Inherent Vice brings you a sprawling, unobstructed narrative, and then asks you to savor as much as you can.

There Will Be Spliffs: ‘Inherent Vice’ Is a Bizarro Stoner Noir |Alex Suskind |October 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Some are pilgrims from out of town, come to savor the best granola on the West Coast.

Finding Food Heaven on the Cali Coast |Jane & Michael Stern |August 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The operation was delicate, difficult, and unpleasant, for it seemed to savor of ingratitude.

George Washington, Vol. I |Henry Cabot Lodge
He is the salt of the earth, and if the salt lose its savor, wherewith shall it be salted?

Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence |Various
No, that has the savor of a grisette, or a fillette, a league away!

Paul and His Dog, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIII) |Charles Paul de Kock
To treat the case lightly, might savor of heartlessness and levity; to approach it more seriously, might seem a needless severity.

Barrington |Charles James Lever
The task he was engaged upon seemed suddenly to have lost its savor.

Burned Bridges |Bertrand W. Sinclair

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savor

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verb (used with object)

Origin of savor

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BROWSE DICTIONARY

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savor

noun

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

Origin of savor

SYNONYMS FOR savor

usage note for savor

OTHER WORDS FROM savor

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH savor

Words nearby savor

Words related to savor

Example sentences from the Web for savor