savory (Brit.)
adj.
tasty, having a pleasant flavor; fragrant, having a pleasant odor; appetizing; agreeable, pleasant; spicy, piquant
Savory
Savory (US) or savoury (British) may refer to:Herbs of the genus
Satureja, particularly :
Summer savory (Satureja hortensis), an annual herb
Winter savory (Satureja montana), a perennial herb Savory ():
Culinary ArtsRefers to dishes or foods not inherently
sweet, e.g.
sour,
salty, fatty, or, especially,
meaty.Also,
Umami - considered the fifth basic taste.A small dish, traditionally served towards the end of a formal meal in
European cuisine, particularly in Britain and France.
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savory
Noun
1. any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees
(hypernym) herb, herbaceous plant
(hyponym) summer savory, Satureja hortensis, Satureia hortensis
(member-holonym) Satureja, genus Satureja, Satureia, genus Satureia
2. dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions
(synonym) Micromeria juliana
(hypernym) herb, herbaceous plant
(member-holonym) Micromeria, genus Micromeria
3. either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family
(synonym) savoury
(hypernym) herb
(hyponym) summer savory, summer savoury
4. an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre
(synonym) savoury
(hypernym) dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
Adjective
1. morally respectable or inoffensive; "a past that was scarcely savory"
(synonym) savoury, inoffensive
(antonym) unsavory, unsavoury, offensive
2. having an agreeably pungent taste
(synonym) piquant, savoury, spicy, zesty
(similar) tasteful
3. pleasing to the sense of taste
(synonym) mouth-watering, savoury, tasty
(similar) appetizing, appetising
Savory
(n.)
An aromatic labiate plant (Satureia hortensis), much used in cooking; -- also called summer savory.
(a.)
Pleasing to the organs of taste or smell.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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savory
Synonyms and related words:
agreeable, ambrosia, ambrosial, appetizer, appetizing, aromatic, balmy, bonne bouche, cate, choice morsel, comestible, creditable, dainty, decent, decorous, delectable, delicacy, delicate, delicious, delightful, dessert, eatable, edible, esculent, essenced, exquisite, flavored, flavorful, flavorous, flavorsome, flavory, flowery, fragrant, fruity, good, good to eat, good-tasting, goody, gustable, gusty, honest, honorable, incense-breathing, innocent, juicy, kickshaw, kosher, likable, luscious, lush, manna, morsel, musky, nectar, nectareous, nectarous, nice, odorate, odoriferous, odorous, of gourmet quality, palatable, perfumed, perfumy, pleasing, proper, redolent, relishing, reputable, respectable, sapid, saporific, saporous, savorous, scented, scrumptious, seemly, spicy, starter, succulent, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, tasteful, tasty, tempting, thuriferous, tidbit, titbit, toothsome, treat, upright, warner, wholesome, yummy
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.