savor

(sā'vər)
n.

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.

v., -vored, -vor·ing, -vors.

v.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.

v.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.

[Middle English savour, from Old French, from Latin sapor, from sapere, to taste.]

savorer sa'vor·er n.
savorous sa'vor·ous adj.

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noun

1. A distinctive property of a substance affecting the gustatory sense: flavor, relish, sapor, smack², tang, taste, zest. See taste/bad taste.
2. A distinctive yet intangible quality deemed typical of a given thing: aroma, atmosphere, flavor, smack². See taste/bad taste.
3. A distinctive element: attribute, character, characteristic, feature, mark, peculiarity, property, quality, trait. See be.

verb

1. To have a particular flavor or suggestion of something: smack², smell, suggest, taste. See suggest.
2. To receive pleasure from: enjoy, like¹, relish. Informal go for. Slang dig. See like/dislike.
3. To undergo an emotional reaction: experience, feel, have, know, taste. See feelings.

v

Definition: delight in, enjoy
Antonyms: dislike, refuse, shun

IN BRIEF: To appreciate a taste or smell.

The best smell is bread; the best savor, salt; the best love, that of children. — George Herbert (1593-1633), English clergyman, writer and metaphysical poet.

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For a list of words related to savor, see:

• Eating Verbs - savor: enjoy the taste of one’s food
• Smells - savor: quality of a substance that affects sense of smell; particular smell
• Tastes - savor: quality of substance affecting sense of taste; sapor

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See words rhyming with "savor."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - nyde, goutere, smage på
v. intr. - smage af
n. - smag, velsmag, tiltrækning

Nederlands (Dutch)
met smaak proeven, genieten van, smaak, bijsmaak, faam

Français (French)
v. tr. - savourer
v. intr. - savourer
n. - (lit) saveur, goût de, (fig) goût, pointe, trace de

Deutsch (German)
n. - Geschmack, Reiz
v. - genießen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γεύση, γευστικότητα, νοστιμιά
v. - απολαμβάνω (τη γεύση), γεύομαι, δίνω νοστιμιά

Italiano (Italian)
assaporare, gustare, sapore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sabor (m)
v. - cheirar a

Русский (Russian)
привкус, острота, интерес, оттенок, аромат, благоухание, смаковать, наслаждаться, иметь вкус, привкус, иметь черты или признаки чего-л.

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - saborear, dar sabor a, saber, oler, sazonar, dar un olor, saber apreciar
v. intr. - saber a, oler a, tener la naturaleza o cualidades de, revelar, ser indicio de
n. - sabor, gusto, dejo, olor, propiedad característica

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - smak, bismak, doft, anstrykning, atmosfär
v. - smaka, njuta av, insupa, finna njutning i, ge smak åt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
加调味品于, 尝到, 使有风味, 有...的滋味, 风味

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 加調味品於, 嘗到, 使有風味
v. intr. - 有...的滋味
n. - 風味

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에 맛을 내다, ~의 기미가 있다, 음미하다
v. intr. - 맛이 나다, 경향이 있다, ~의 느낌이 들다
n. - 맛 , 느낌, 특성

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 味, 風味, 趣き, おもしろみ, 特質

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مذاق, طعم (فعل) يستمتع ب, يذوق, يتذوق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮טעם, טעם לאט‬
v. intr. - ‮נהנה, התענג‬
n. - ‮טעם, ריח, אופי, סממן, עניין‬

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