SAVOR
What does "SAVOR" mean?
To taste or enjoy something slowly and completely, drawing out the pleasure.
Meanings
- To appreciate or enjoy something fully, taking one's time over it. She closed her eyes to savor the first sip of coffee.
- To have a particular taste, smell, or quality of (often 'savor of'). His apology savored of insincerity. formal
- A characteristic taste, smell, or distinctive quality. The stew had the rich savor of slow cooking.
Did you know?
- In Latin the verb 'sapere' meant both 'to taste' and 'to be wise' - so 'savor', 'sapient', and 'sage' all stem from the same idea that good taste and good sense are one faculty.
Word origin
From Old French 'savour', from Latin 'sapor' meaning 'taste, flavor', related to 'sapere', 'to taste' and also 'to be wise'.
Remember it
SAVOR holds 'OR' at the end - savor it OR rush it; the word leaves the choice to you.
A little poem
She holds the last bite-
not for the flavor alone
but to keep the meal.
haiku
Wordplay
- I told the wine snob I savored every drop. He said the Romans agreed - to them, savoring and being wise were the very same verb.
What it teaches
To savor is to refuse hurry; the pleasure was always there, waiting only for your slowness.
Quick facts
What does SAVOR mean?
To taste or enjoy something slowly and completely, drawing out the pleasure.
Is SAVOR a valid word?
Yes — SAVOR is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SAVOR?
SAVOR has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SAVOR come from?
From Old French 'savour', from Latin 'sapor' meaning 'taste, flavor', related to 'sapere', 'to taste' and also 'to be wise'.
What can SAVOR teach us?
To savor is to refuse hurry; the pleasure was always there, waiting only for your slowness.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.