To enjoy or appreciate (something pleasant) to the full, especially by lingering over it
“Let us enjoy her tennis, savour her exploits and respect and appreciate her talents.”
To have a suggestion or trace of (a quality or attribute, typically one considered bad)
“I cannot accept these submissions which I have to say on occasions seemed to me to savour of semantics.”
To give or add flavor to, typically by seasoning
Become very involved in
To be very happy, be delighted, exult
To sample the flavor of something orally
To feel a desire or liking for
To have a specified flavor
A characteristic taste, flavour, or smell, especially a pleasant one
“Nothing spoils the savour of a good wine or takes the zing out of a gin and tonic like having it served in a smeary, bleary glass.”
A suggestion or trace, typically of something bad
“The air had a metallic savour and my throat suddenly went dry.”
Having an interesting, exciting or fascinating edge or quality
“Her usual diversions had lost their savour.”
The quality of being tasty
Enthusiasm or enjoyment in doing something
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