savour
noun/ˈseɪvə(r)/
/ˈseɪvər/
(also savor)
[usually singular] (formal or literary)- a taste or smell, especially a pleasant one
- (figurative) For Emma, life had lost its savour.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin sapor, from sapere ‘to taste’.Definitions on the go
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