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savouriness Definition


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savoury
savory
adj
    1. Having a salty, sharp or piquant taste or smell; not sweet.
      Example: a savoury snack
    2. Having a good savour or relish; appetizing.
      Thesaurus: palatable, pleasing, appetizing, delectable, delicious, luscious, salubrious, ambrosial; Antonym: tasteless, unappetizing.
    3. Pleasant or attractive, especially morally pleasing or respectable.
      Example: He isn't a very savoury character
noun
    savouries
    1. A savoury course or snack, especially served as an hors d'oeuvre.
Derivative: savoured
adj
    Derivative: savourily
    adverb
      Derivative: savouriness
      noun
        Etymology: 14c: from French savure, from savourer, from Latin sapere to taste.



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