savour
[verb]
Synonyms:
- enjoy, appreciate, delight in, luxuriate in, relish, revel in
- often with of: suggest, be suggestive, show signs, smack
[noun]
Synonyms:
- flavour, piquancy, relish, smack, smell, tang, taste

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. sa‧vour¹ British English, savor American English /ˈseɪvə $ -ər/ verb [transitive]

1. to fully enjoy the taste or smell of something:
She sipped her wine, savouring every drop.

2. to fully enjoy a time or experience:
She savoured her few hours of freedom.
He hesitated, savouring the moment.
savour of something phrasal verb formal
to seem to involve something bad or to have some of a bad quality:
We must avoid anything that savours of corruption.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. savour² British English, savor American English noun [singular, uncountable] formal

1. a pleasant taste or smell:
the sweet savour of wood smoke

2. interest and enjoyment:
Life seemed to have lost its savour for him.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲