savor

[ sey-ver ]

/ ˈseɪ vər /

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noun

the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.

a particular taste or smell.

distinctive quality or property.

power to excite or interest.

Archaic. repute.

verb (used without object)

to have savor, taste, or odor.

to exhibit the peculiar characteristics; smack (often followed by of): His business practices savor of greed.

verb (used with object)

to give a savor to; season; flavor.

to perceive by taste or smell, especially with relish: to savor the garden's odors.

to give oneself to the enjoyment of: to savor the best in life.

OTHER WORDS FOR savor

1 relish, smack; odor, scent, fragrance.

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Also especially British, sa·vour .

Origin of savor

First recorded in 1175–1225; (noun) Middle English sav(o)ur, from Old French savour, from Latin sapōrem, accusative of sapor “taste,” derivative of sapere “to taste” (cf. sapient); (verb) Middle English sav(o)uren, from Old French savourer, from Late Latin sapōrāre, derivative of sapor

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1. See taste.

usage note for savor

See -or¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM savor

sa·vor·er, nounsa·vor·ing·ly, adverbsa·vor·less, adjectivesa·vor·ous, adjective

outsavor, verb (used with object)un·sa·vored, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH savor

savior, savor , savory

How to use savor in a sentence

That experience needs to be savored, and not spoiled, so this is the one show you absolutely, positively must watch live.
‘Breaking Bad’ Finale, ‘Homeland’ Premiere: How to Survive DVRmageddon|Jason Lynch|September 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Death may be inescapable, but life is still a tender thing to be savored.
Must Read Fiction: ‘Prague Fatale,’ ‘Derby Day’ and More|Malcolm Forbes, Hillary Kelly, Mythili Rao|May 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Like a multi-course meal, this book is best savored slowly and deliberately.
Eating With the Stars|Kara Cutruzzula|August 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST
“I always savored the moment I told someone I was a dominatrix,” she explains.
My Afternoon with a Dominatrix|David Goodwillie|March 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST

That was not the device of a woman who loved—it savored rather of the cool state-craft of a Lucrezia Borgia.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Though the plan savored of deserting the helpless girls, yet was he strong-minded enough to adopt it.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Beardsley savored the thought tastily, and let it trickle away, and the look of glee on his cherubic face was gone.
We're Friends, Now|Henry Hasse
A threat that savored more of the seraglio than of the throne!
The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863|Various
The Happy Family waited to hear no more, but went straightway back whence they had come, and their going savored of flight.
The Happy Family|Bertha Muzzy Bower