savor
savor Lexical Profile
savor Game Scores & Validity
• verb
American To taste or smell food or drink attentively in order to enjoy it to the fullest.
"The guests took their time to savor the freshly brewed espresso after dinner."
American To appreciate and enjoy a positive experience, moment, or achievement completely.
"She paused on the stage to savor the applause after her final concerto."
American To have a suggestive trace, quality, or implication of something (usually followed by 'of').
"The committee's abrupt decision savored of political opportunism."
• noun
American A characteristic taste, flavor, or aroma, especially a pleasant or appetizing one.
"Slowly simmering the herbs added a rich savor to the vegetable broth."
American A distinctive quality, sensation, or trace of something that gives interest or enjoyment.
"For the seasoned explorer, routine city life had lost all its savor."
• Rhymes for savor
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old French savour, from Latin sapor ('taste, flavor'), derived from the verb sapere ('to taste, have flavor, or be wise').