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SAVOURY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre
Synonyms:
savory; savoury
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("savoury" is a kind of...):
dainty; delicacy; goody; kickshaw; treat (something considered choice to eat)
Derivation:
savoury (pleasing to the sense of taste)
savoury (having an agreeably pungent taste)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family
Synonyms:
savory; savoury
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("savoury" is a kind of...):
herb (aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "savoury"):
summer savory; summer savoury (herb with delicately flavored leaves with many uses)
winter savory; winter savoury (resinous leaves used in stews and stuffings and meat loaf)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pleasing to the sense of taste
Synonyms:
mouth-watering; savory; savoury
Classified under:
Similar:
appetising; appetizing (appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma)
Derivation:
savour (the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth)
savoury (an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Morally wholesome or acceptable
Example:
a past that was scarcely savory
Synonyms:
savory; savoury
Classified under:
Sense 3
Meaning:
Having an agreeably pungent taste
Synonyms:
piquant; savory; savoury; zesty
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
tasty (pleasing to the sense of taste)
Derivation:
savour (the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth)
savoury (an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre)
