relish
[verb]
Synonyms:
- enjoy, delight in, fancy, like, revel in, savour
[noun]
Synonyms:
- enjoyment, fancy, fondness, gusto, liking, love, partiality, penchant, predilection, taste
- condiment, sauce, seasoning
- flavour, piquancy, smack, spice, tang, taste, trace

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Related Words: enjoying, liking, loving, bias, prejudice, flair, leaning, penchant, propensity

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. rel‧ish¹ /ˈrelɪʃ/ verb [transitive]
to enjoy an experience or the thought of something that is going to happen
relish the prospect/thought/idea
I don’t relish the thought of you walking home alone.
relish the chance/opportunity
He relishes the chance to play Hamlet.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. relish² noun
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Old French; Origin: reles 'something left behind', from relessier; ⇒ release¹]

1. [uncountable] great enjoyment of something
with relish
I ate with great relish, enjoying every bite.

2. [uncountable and countable] a thick spicy sauce made from fruits or vegetables, and usually eaten with meat:
a hot dog with mustard and relish

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

relish
verb
ADV. positively, really | not particularly He did not particularly relish the prospect of a meeting with his boss.
rather | clearly, obviously | secretly She secretly relished the thought of being alone with him.
VERB + RELISH appear to, seem to

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲