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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) 



savory definition