relish Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
    zestfulness; gusto; zest.
  2. noun spicy or savory condiment
  3. noun the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
    nip; tang; flavour; savor; savour; sapidity; smack; flavor.
  4. verb derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
    enjoy; savor; savour; bask.
    • She relished her fame and basked in her glory

WordNet

Rel"ish transitive verb
Etymology
Of. relechier to lick or taste anew; pref. re- re-+ lechier to lick, F. lcher. See Lecher, Lick.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Relished present participle & verbal noun Relishing
Definitions
  1. 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.
    Now I begin to relish thy advice. Shak.
    He knows how to prize his advantages, and to relish the honors which he enjoys. Atterbury.
  2. To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably.
    A savory bit that served to relish wine. Dryden.
Rel"ish intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give gratification; to have a flavor.
    Had I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not have relished among my other discredits. Shak.
    A theory, which, how much soever it may relish of wit and invention, hath no foundation in nature. Woodward.
Rel"ish noun
Definitions
  1. A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.
    Much pleasure we have lost while we abstained From this delightful fruit, nor known till now True relish, tasting. Milton.
    When liberty is gone, Life grows insipid, and has lost its relish. Addison.
  2. Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.
    It preserve some relish of old writing. Pope.
  3. A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.
    A relish for whatever was excelent in arts. Macaulay.
    I have a relish for moderate praise, because it bids fair to be jdicious. Cowper.
  4. 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. Syn. -- Taste; savor; flavor; appetite; zest; gusto; liking; delight.
Rel"ish noun
Definitions
  1. (Carp.) The projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece. Knight.

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