Definition of savor

< Savonarola, Girolamo

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sa·vor    (svr) KEY 

NOUN:

1. The taste or smell of something.
2. A specific taste or smell. See Synonyms at taste.
3. A distinctive quality or sensation: enjoying the savor of victory.

VERB:
sa·vored, sa·vor·ing, sa·vors
VERB:
intr.

1. To have a particular taste or smell: a dish that savors of curry.
2. To exhibit a specified quality or characteristic; smack: postures that savored of vanity.

VERB:
tr.

1. To impart flavor or scent to; season: savored the bland soup with salt.
2. To taste or smell, especially with pleasure: savored each morsel of the feast.
3. To appreciate fully; enjoy or relish: I want to savor this great moment of accomplishment.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English savour, from Old French, from Latin sapor, from sapere, to taste; see sep- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
savor·er(Noun), savor·ous(Adjective)