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savour

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. the quality in a substance that is perceived by the sense of taste or smell

  2. a specific taste or smell

    the savour of lime

  3. a slight but distinctive quality or trace

  4. the power to excite interest

    the savour of wit has been lost

  5. archaicreputation

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to possess the taste or smell (of)

  2. to have a suggestion (of)

  3. (tr) to give a taste to; season

  4. (tr) to taste or smell, esp appreciatively

  5. (tr) to relish or enjoy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ˈdzܰ adjective
  • ˈǰdzܲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of savour1

C13: from Old French savour, from Latin sapor taste, from sapere to taste
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Example Sentences

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While the 36-year-old said it was important for him to savour his Augusta triumph, he added he wants to move on as he bids for a second US Open title at Oakmont Country Club.

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That meant this was the first time Liverpool's players and supporters were able to celebrate lifting the trophy together since 1990, and boy did they savour it.

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The 40-year-old Briton said he also savoured the experience of racing in Italy for the first time as a Ferrari driver.

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This was Guardiola publicly savouring the sweet taste of victory after so often failing to find solutions to the crisis, certainly by their own standards, that has dragged City down this term.

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Hamilton savoured the cheers from the packed grandstands after climbing out of his car on the pit straight at the end.

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