sa·vor
(s
v
r)
KEY
NOUN:
- The taste or smell of something.
- A specific taste or smell. See Synonyms at taste.
- A distinctive quality or sensation:
enjoying the savor of victory.
VERB:
sa·vored
,
sa·vor·ing
,
sa·vors
VERB:
intr.
- To have a particular taste or smell:
a dish that savors of curry.
- To exhibit a specified quality or characteristic; smack:
postures that savored of vanity.
VERB:
tr.
- To impart flavor or scent to; season:
savored the bland soup with salt.
- To taste or smell, especially with pleasure:
savored each morsel of the feast.
- To appreciate fully; enjoy or relish:
I want to savor this great moment of accomplishment.
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)
