English noun: relish | |||
1. | relish (feeling) vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment | ||
Synonyms | gusto, zest, zestfulness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enjoyment, enthusiasm | ||
2. | relish (food) spicy or savory condiment | ||
Broader (hypernym) | condiment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | chowchow, olive, piccalilli, pickle, pickle relish | ||
3. | relish (cognition) the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth | ||
Synonyms | flavor, flavour, nip, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | lemon, vanilla | ||
English verb: relish | |||
1. | relish (emotion) derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in | ||
Samples | She relished her fame and basked in her glory. | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue relish the movie | ||
Synonyms | bask, enjoy, savor, savour | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | devour, feast one's eyes | ||
Entail | like | ||