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Meaning of 'relish' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Relish [ n.]
- 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.
2 . Relish [ v. i.]
- To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give gratification; to have a flavor.
3 . Relish [ v. t.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'relish' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . relish [ v]
Meaning (1):
- derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
Example in sentence:
  • She relished her fame and basked in her glory

Nearby Words:

relade relaid relais reland relapse relapsed relapser relapsing relate related

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