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savory |
Grep of noun savory savory summer savory winter savory Overview of noun savory The noun savory has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. savory -- (any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees) 2. savory, Micromeria juliana -- (dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions) 3. savory, savoury -- (either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family) 4. savory, savoury -- (an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre) Overview of adj savory The adj savory has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) savory, savoury, inoffensive -- (morally respectable or inoffensive; "a past that was scarcely savory") 2. piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty -- (having an agreeably pungent taste) 3. mouth-watering, savory, savoury, tasty -- (pleasing to the sense of taste) Antonyms of adj savory 3 senses of savory Sense 1 savory (vs. unsavory), savoury, inoffensive unsavory (vs. savory), unsavoury, offensive => odoriferous Sense 2 piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty INDIRECT (VIA tasteful) -> tasteless Sense 3 mouth-watering, savory, savoury, tasty INDIRECT (VIA appetizing) -> unappetizing, unappetising Similarity of adj savory 3 senses of savory Sense 1 savory (vs. unsavory), savoury, inoffensive Sense 2 piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty => tasteful (vs. tasteless) Sense 3 mouth-watering, savory, savoury, tasty => appetizing (vs. unappetizing), appetising Attributes of adj savory Familiarity of adj savory savory used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj savory savory unsavory Overview of noun savory The noun savory has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. savory -- (any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees) 2. savory, Micromeria juliana -- (dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions) 3. savory, savoury -- (either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family) 4. savory, savoury -- (an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre) Overview of adj savory The adj savory has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) savory, savoury, inoffensive -- (morally respectable or inoffensive; "a past that was scarcely savory") 2. piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty -- (having an agreeably pungent taste) 3. mouth-watering, savory, savoury, tasty -- (pleasing to the sense of taste)
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