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savour

verb

1 I savoured each delicious mouthful | she wanted to savour every moment of the evening:

relish, enjoy, enjoy to the full, taste to the full, appreciate, delight in, take pleasure in, revel in, smack one's lips over, luxuriate in, bask in, drool over;

informal smack one's chops over.

2 such a declaration would savour of immodesty:

suggest, smack of, have the hallmarks of, have all the signs of, give the impression of, seem like, have the air of, have a suggestion of, be indicative of, hint at, have overtones of.

noun

1 the subtle savour of wood smoke:

taste, flavour, tang, smack;

smell, aroma, fragrance, scent, perfume, bouquet, odour, whiff;

archaic relish;

rare sapidity.

2 a savour of bitterness seasoned my feelings towards him:

trace, hint, suggestion, touch, smack.

3 her usual diversions had lost their savour:

piquancy, interest, attraction, fascination, flavour, spice, zest, excitement, enjoyment, joy;

informal zing.

savour Oxford Dictionary of English