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
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of savour
C13: from Old French savour, from Latin sapor taste, from sapere to taste
Example Sentences
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First, however, there is a World Cup to savour.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
"That is an innings to remember. An innings to savour."
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
If you were a Hearts supporter wouldn't you want to bottle this feeling and drink from it in more difficult times, wouldn't you want to savour every last second?
From BBC ● May 4, 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
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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