relish

Speech parts

1. relish - Noun

2. relish - Verb

Meaning

To taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of; to partake of with gratification; hence, to enjoy; to be pleased with or gratified by; to experience pleasure from; as, to relish food.

To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably.

To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give gratification; to have a flavor.

A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.

Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.

A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.

That which is used to impart a flavor; specifically, something taken with food to render it more palatable or to stimulate the appetite; a condiment.

The projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

savor enjoy flavor zest gusto tang like revel taste appreciate delight liking appetite smack bask
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Antonyms

rue repulsion loathing aggravation detestation trial
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Hypernyms

taste enthusiasm enjoyment condiment gustatory perception gustatory sensation

Hyponyms

olive lemon vanilla devour pickle chowchow

Phrases with the word

Chicago-style relish avocado relish brown relish

Derivatives

relished relishing

Anagrams

hirsel Rishel

Examples

Live daringly, boldly, fearlessly. Taste the relish to be found in competition - in having to put forth the best within you. Henry J. Kaiser

Take pleasure in your dreams; relish your principles and drape your purest feelings on the heart of a precious lover. Giotto di Bondone

Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

He who would relish his food must not see it cooked. Italian Proverb

Hunger gives a relish even to raw beans. Dutch Proverb

Who has tasted a sour apple, will have the more relish for a sweet one. German Proverb

Close letter words and terms

reliquidation reliquification reliquify relishable relisher relishing