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Detailed Synonyms for savory in English

savory:

savory adj, American

  1. savory
    – pleasing to the sense of taste 1
    savory; savoury; mouth-watering
    – pleasing to the sense of taste 1
  2. savory
    – morally wholesome or acceptable 1
    savoury; savory
    – morally wholesome or acceptable 1
    • savoury adj, British
    • savory adj, American
      • a past that was scarcely savory1
  3. savory
    – having an agreeably pungent taste 1
    spicy; piquant; zesty; savory; savoury
    – having an agreeably pungent taste 1

savory [the ~] noun, American

  1. the savory
    – an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre 1
    the savory; the savoury
    – an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre 1
  2. the savory
    – either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family 1
    the savory; the savoury
    – either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family 1
  3. the savory
    – dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions 1
    the Micromeria juliana; the savory; the savoury
    – dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions 1
  4. the savory
    – any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees 1
    the savory; the savoury
    – any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees 1

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Related Definitions for "savory":

  1. pleasing to the sense of taste1
  2. morally wholesome or acceptable1
    • a past that was scarcely savory1
  3. having an agreeably pungent taste1
  4. an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre1
  5. either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family1
  6. dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions1
  7. any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees1

Related Synonyms for savory