mark umm-umm-good Baileysa·vor (svr)
n.
1. The taste or smell of something.
2. A specific taste or smell. See Synonyms at taste.
3. A distinctive quality or sensation: enjoying the savor of victory.
v. sa·vored, sa·vor·ing, sa·vors
v.intr.
1. To have a particular taste or smell: a dish that savors of curry.
2. To exhibit a specified quality or characteristic; smack: postures that savored of vanity.
v.tr.
1. To impart flavor or scent to; season: savored the bland soup with salt.
2. To taste or smell, especially with pleasure: savored each morsel of the feast.
3. To appreciate fully; enjoy or relish: I want to savor this great moment of accomplishment.
[Middle English savour, from Old French, from Latin sapor, from sapere, to taste; see sep- in Indo-European roots.]
savor·er n.
savor·ous adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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