savory

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees
• Hypernyms:
herb, herbaceous plant
• Hyponyms:
summer savory, Satureja hortensis, Satureia hortensis, winter savory, Satureja montana, Satureia montana
• Member Holonyms:
Satureja, genus Satureja, Satureia, genus Satureia
2. dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions
• Syn:
Micromeria juliana
• Hypernyms:
herb, herbaceous plant
• Member Holonyms:
Micromeria, genus Micromeria
3. either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family
• Syn:
savoury
• Hypernyms:
herb
• Hyponyms:
summer savory, summer savoury, winter savory, winter savoury
4. an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre
• Syn:
savoury
• Derivationally related forms:
savoury (for: savoury)
• Hypernyms:
dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat

II - adjective

1. morally wholesome or acceptable (Freq. 1)
- a past that was scarcely savory
• Syn:
savoury
• Ant:
unsavory
2. having an agreeably pungent taste
• Syn:
piquant, savoury, spicy, zesty
• Similar to:
tasty
• Derivationally related forms:
zest (for: zesty), spiciness (for: spicy), savoury (for: savoury), savour (for: savoury), savoriness
3. pleasing to the sense of taste
• Syn:
mouth-watering, savoury
• Similar to:
appetizing, appetising
• Derivationally related forms:
savoury (for: savoury), savour (for: savoury), savoriness

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  mouth-watering, savoury, piquant, spicy, zesty, Micromeria juliana
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  unsavory, unsavoury, offensive