Savour
[seivә]
Definition
n. taste: odour: scent: (B.) reputation: characteristic property: pleasure.—v.i. to have a particular taste or smell: to be like: to smack.—v.t. to smell: to relish: to season.—adv. Sā′vourily.—n. Sā′vouriness.—adjs. Sā′vourless wanting savour; Sā′vourly well seasoned: of good taste; Sā′voury having savour or relish: pleasant: with gusto: morally pleasant.
Edited by Dorothy
Examples
- I make you heartily welcome to the idea, and hope its savour, as you chew the cud of reflection upon it, gives you pleasure. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The savour of the soup, however, was agreeable to Mrs. O'Dowd's nostrils: and she thought she would bear Mr. Jos company. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I never heard of that,' interrupted Monks in a tone intended to appear incredulous, but savouring more of disagreeable surprise. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- These were new ideas; imported, he did not doubt, straight from 'la Grande Bretagne:' they savoured of island insolence and arrogance. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Take care, Lizzy; that speech savours strongly of disappointment. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
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