savour

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (UK, countable) An aroma or smell.
2. (UK, uncountable) The quality which the sense of taste detects; also (countable), a specific flavour or taste, especially one different from the predominant one.
3. (UK, countable) The quality which the sense of taste detects; also (countable), a specific flavour or taste, especially one different from the predominant one.
4. (UK, countable, figuratively) A distinctive sensation like a flavour or taste, or an aroma or smell.
5. (UK, countable, figuratively) A particular quality, especially a small amount of it; a hint or trace of something.
6. (UK, countable, figuratively) A quality which is appealing or enjoyable; merit, value.
7. (UK, archaic, countable, figuratively) A reputation.
8. (UK, figuratively, uncountable) Enjoyment or taste for something; appreciation; pleasure; relish; (countable) an instance of this.
9. (UK, figuratively, obsolete, uncountable) Knowledge; understanding.

Verb

1. (UK, transitive) To detect (a flavour or taste, or food or drink); to taste; specifically, to enjoy or linger on (a flavour or taste, or food and drink); to relish.
2. (UK, transitive) To give (food or drink) flavour; to flavour, to season.
3. (UK, archaic, transitive) To detect (an aroma or smell, especially an appealing one); to smell.
4. (UK, figuratively, transitive) To enjoy (something) deeply or in a lingering manner; to appreciate, to delight in, to relish.
5. (UK, figuratively, transitive) To find (something) appealing; to appreciate, to like.
6. (UK, archaic, figuratively, transitive) To possess (a particular, often negative, quality), especially a small amount of it; to be redolent or suggestive of (something).
7. (UK, figuratively, obsolete, transitive) To be appealing to (a person, the senses, etc.).
8. (UK, figuratively, obsolete, transitive) To experience, perceive, or understand (something).
9. (UK, figuratively, obsolete, transitive) To give (something) a particular quality; to imbue with.
10. (UK, figuratively, obsolete, rare, transitive) To give (something) an aroma or smell.
11. (UK, figuratively, obsolete, rare, transitive) Followed by out: to detect or find (something).
12. (UK, figuratively, obsolete, transitive) To have a suspicion of (something).
13. (UK, archaic, intransitive) Of a thing: to give off a (specified) aroma or smell.
14. (UK, archaic, intransitive, obsolete) Of food or drink: to have a specified (especially appealing) flavour or taste.
15. (UK, figuratively, intransitive) To possess a particular (often negative) quality, especially a small amount of it; to be redolent or suggestive of.
16. (UK, archaic, figuratively, intransitive) Chiefly followed by a descriptive word like ill or well: to have a specified quality.
17. (UK, intransitive, obsolete) To give off a foul smell; to stink.
18. (UK, figuratively, intransitive, obsolete) Chiefly followed by to, unto, with, etc.: to be appealing.

Sinonieme

savor

taste

relish

flavour

smack

flavor

enjoy

savor

sample

try

tang

zest

bask

delight in

nip

sapidity

sapor

season

spice

tinge

take pleasure

name

nature

good taste

nub

odor

palate

pith

pithiness

quiddity

quintessence

regard

estimation

reputation

repute

esteem

salt

🧂

gustative

essence

savouriness

scent

being

sense of taste

entity

enjoy eating

spice up

substance

sup

sweetness

deliciousness

Vertalings

savourer

assaporare

saborear

sapore

saveur

genießen

assaborir

gustare

godere

goût

gusto

ουσία

sapere

γεύση

υπόληψη

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈseɪvə/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: savour

Verwante met Frans: saveur

Geërf van Middle English: savouren

Verwante met Frans: savourer

In summary

From Middle English savour, from Anglo-Norman saveur, savor, savour, and Old French saveur, savor, savour (modern French saveur), from Latin sapor, from sapiō (“to taste of (something); to have a flavour”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁p-, *sep- (“to taste; to try out”)) + -or (suffix forming third-declension masculine abstract nouns). Doublet of sapor.