Definition of savour. Meaning of savour. Synonyms of savour

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Definition of savour

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Savor Sa"vor, n. [OE. savour, savor, savur, OF. savor, savour, F. saveur, fr. L. sapor, fr. sapere to taste, savor. See Sage, a., and cf. Sapid, Insipid, Sapor.] [Written also savour.] 1. That property of a thing which affects the organs of taste or smell; taste and odor; flavor; relish; scent; as, the savor of an orange or a rose; an ill savor. I smell sweet savors and I feel soft things. --Shak. 2. Hence, specific flavor or quality; characteristic property; distinctive temper, tinge, taint, and the like. Why is not my life a continual joy, and the savor of heaven perpetually upon my spirit? --Baxter. 3. Sense of smell; power to scent, or trace by scent. [R.] ``Beyond my savor.' --Herbert. 4. Pleasure; delight; attractiveness. [Obs.] She shall no savor have therein but lite. --Chaucer. Syn: Taste; flavor; relish; odor; scent; smell.
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Savor Sa"vor, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Savored; p. pr. & vb. n. Savoring.] [Cf. OF. savorer, F. savourer. See Savor, n.] [Written also savour.] 1. To have a particular smell or taste; -- with of. 2. To partake of the quality or nature; to indicate the presence or influence; to smack; -- with of. This savors not much of distraction. --Shak. I have rejected everything that savors of party. --Addison. 3. To use the sense of taste. [Obs.] By sight, hearing, smelling, tasting or savoring, and feeling. --Chaucer.

Meaning of savour from wikipedia

- Look up savour or savor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Savor or Savour may refer to: Savoriness or umami, one of the five generally recognised basic...
- of Lord Campbell-Savours. Campbell-Savours is an alumnus of Birkbeck, University of London. In his acceptance speech, Campbell-Savours said that he was...
- Dale Norman Campbell-Savours, Baron Campbell-Savours (born 23 August 1943) is a British Labour Party politician. The Member of Parliament (MP) for Workington...
- championships and as a judge for global competitions. In 2002 Tibballs founded Savour Chocolate and Patisserie School in Brunswick, Melbourne. Tibballs is the...
- 2010. "Noodle soups". Savour Asia. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2011. "Other noodle dishes". Savour Asia. Archived from...
- Ann Margaret Savours Shirley (9 November 1927 – 8 October 2022) was a British historian of polar exploration, covering both the Arctic and Antarctic....
- general election, since when it has been represented by Markus Campbell-Savours of the Labour Party. The constituency is named for the ****brian market...
- 2020). "The World on A Plate: Revelin the local cuisine when you travel to savour a country's rich cultural heritage". Vancouver Sun. p. G2. "รายงานผลการวิจัย"...
- as representing almost opposite approaches, with carpe diem urging us to savour life and memento mori urging us to resist its allure. This is not the original...
- December 2020. Gibb, Bill (2 September 2018). "Actress Claudia Jessie will savour her biggest acting moment tonight as she stars in ITV's latest period blockbuster...