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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'oeuvreplay

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 familyplay

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 tasteplay

Synonyms:

mouth-watering; savory; savoury

Classified under:

Adjectives

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 acceptableplay

Example:

a past that was scarcely savory

Synonyms:

savory; savoury

Classified under:

Adjectives

Sense 3

Meaning:

Having an agreeably pungent tasteplay

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)

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