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Webster 1913 Edition
Savor
Sa′vor
,Noun.
[OE. , and cf.
savour
, savor
, savur
, OF. savor
, savour
, F. saveur
, fr. L. sapor
, fr. sapere
to taste, savor. See Sage
, Adj.
Sapid
, Insipid
, Sapor
.] [Written also
savour
.] 1.
That property of a thing which affects the organs of taste or smell; taste and odor; flavor; relish; scent;
as, the
. savor
of an orange or a rose; an ill savor
I smell sweet
savors
and I feel soft things. Shakespeare
2.
Hence, specific flavor or quality; characteristic property; distinctive temper, tinge, taint, and the like.
Why is not my life a continual joy, and the
savor
of heaven perpetually upon my spirit? Baxter.
3.
Sense of smell; power to scent, or trace by scent.
[R.]
“Beyond my savor.” Herbert.
4.
Pleasure; delight; attractiveness.
[Obs.]
She shall no
savor
have therein but lite. Chaucer.
Syn. – Taste; flavor; relish; odor; scent; smell.
Sa′vor
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Savored
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Savoring
.] [Written also
savour
.] 1.
To have a particular smell or taste; – with of.
2.
To partake of the quality or nature; to indicate the presence or influence; to smack; – with of.
This
savors
not much of distraction. Shakespeare
I have rejected everything that
savors
of party. Addison.
3.
To use the sense of taste.
[Obs.]
By sight, hearing, smelling, tasting or
savoring
, and feeling. Chaucer.
Sa′vor
,Verb.
T.
1.
To perceive by the smell or the taste; hence, to perceive; to note.
[Obs.]
B. Jonson.
2.
To have the flavor or quality of; to indicate the presence of.
[R.]
That cuts us off from hope, and
Rancor and pride, impatience and despite.
savors
onlyRancor and pride, impatience and despite.
Milton.
3.
To taste or smell with pleasure; to delight in; to relish; to like; to favor.
[R.]
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Savor
SA'VOR
,Noun.
1.
Taste or odor; something that perceptibly affects the organs of taste and smell; as the savor of an orange or rose; an ill savor; a sweet savor.I smell sweet savors -
In Scripture, it usually denotes smell, scent, odor.
Lev. 26. Eccles. 10.
2.
The quality which renders a thing valuable; the quality which renders other bodies agreeable to the taste.If the salt hath lost its savor - Matt. 5.
3.
In Scripture, character; reputation. Ex. 5.4.
Cause; occasion. 2Cor. 2.Sweet savor, in Scripture, denotes that which renders a thing acceptable to God, or his acceptance. Hence, to smell a sweet savor, is to accept the offering or service. Gen. 8.
SA'VOR
,Verb.
I.
1.
To have a particular smell or taste.2.
To partake of the quality or nature of; or to have the appearance of. The answers savor of a humble spirit; or they savor of pride.I have rejected every thing that savors of party.
SA'VOR
, v.t.1.
To like; to taste or smell with pleasure.2.
To like; to delight in; to favor. Matt. 16.Definition 2024
savor
savor
See also: savôr
English
Alternative forms
- savour (British)
Noun
savor (plural savors)
- the specific taste or smell of something
- a distinctive sensation
Translations
the specific taste or smell of something
a distinctive sensation
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Etymology 2
Borrowing from Old French savourer, from savour, or possibly Late Latin sapōrāre, present active infinitive of sapōrō, from sapor (“taste, flavor”), from sapiō (“taste of, have a flavor of”).
Verb
savor (third-person singular simple present savors, present participle savoring, simple past and past participle savored)
- to possess a particular taste or smell, or a distinctive quality
- to appreciate, enjoy or relish something
Translations
to possess a particular taste or smell, or a distinctive quality
to appreciate, enjoy or relish something