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savour

The English word “savour” has 27 meanings listed here.

  1. An aroma or smell.
  2. The quality which the sense of taste detects; also (countable), a specific flavour or taste, especially one different from the predominant one.
  3. An appealing or appetizing flavour, especially one which is savoury or strong.
  4. A distinctive sensation like a flavour or taste, or an aroma or smell.
  5. A particular quality, especially a small amount of it; a hint or trace of something.
  6. A quality which is appealing or enjoyable; merit, value.
  7. A reputation.
  8. Enjoyment or taste for something; appreciation; pleasure; relish; (countable) an instance of this.
  9. Knowledge; understanding.
  10. To detect (a flavour or taste, or food or drink); to taste; specifically, to enjoy or linger on (a flavour or taste, or food and drink); to relish.
  11. To give (food or drink) flavour; to flavour, to season.
  12. To detect (an aroma or smell, especially an appealing one); to smell.
  13. To enjoy (something) deeply or in a lingering manner; to appreciate, to delight in, to relish.
  14. To find (something) appealing; to appreciate, to like.
  15. To possess (a particular, often negative, quality), especially a small amount of it; to be redolent or suggestive of (something).
  16. To be appealing to (a person, the senses, etc.).
  17. To experience, perceive, or understand (something).
  18. To give (something) a particular quality; to imbue with.
  19. To give (something) an aroma or smell.
  20. Followed by out: to detect or find (something).
  21. To have a suspicion of (something).
  22. Of a thing: to give off a (specified) aroma or smell.
  23. Of food or drink: to have a specified (especially appealing) flavour or taste.
  24. To possess a particular (often negative) quality, especially a small amount of it; to be redolent or suggestive of.
  25. Chiefly followed by a descriptive word like ill or well: to have a specified quality.
  26. To give off a foul smell; to stink.
  27. Chiefly followed by to, unto, with, etc.: to be appealing.
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