savour
Britishnoun
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the quality in a substance that is perceived by the sense of taste or smell
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a specific taste or smell
the savour of lime
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a slight but distinctive quality or trace
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the power to excite interest
the savour of wit has been lost
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archaic reputation
verb
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to possess the taste or smell (of)
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to have a suggestion (of)
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(tr) to give a taste to; season
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(tr) to taste or smell, esp appreciatively
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(tr) to relish or enjoy
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Etymology
Origin of savour
C13: from Old French savour, from Latin sapor taste, from sapere to taste
Example Sentences
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Even the coaching staff did not feel they could truly savour victories at the height of it, wary a defeat a few days later could swing the momentum the other way.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
"We're trying to savour it as much as possible because it's easy to downplay it. But it's been such a long journey that it really means a lot."
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
Jorginho gave the visitors a moment to savour when he equalised from the penalty spot.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
But in the here and now, this was a night for Liverpool to savour.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
Bag End seemed a more desirable residence than it had for years, and he wanted to savour as much as he could of his last summer in the Shire.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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