relish

relish: I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. zest, gusto; flavor, taste; spice, condiment, appetizer; liking, fondness. See pleasure, desire, pungency.

II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [A condiment]

Syn. pickle, salsa, chutney, accent; see appetizer , flavoring , pickle 2 .
Varieties of relish include: catsup, ketchup, piccalilli, mustard; Indian, corn, beet, horseradish, cucumber, pepper, pickle, onion, tomato, green bean, orange, mango, pear; chowchow, spiced currants, spiced gooseberries, spiced grapes, ginger tomatoes, mincemeat, pear mincemeat, pepper hash, pickled pears, pickled peaches, pickled apricots, pickled pineapple, pickled watermelon rind, chili, chutney, bardo, cranberry sauce, pickled beets.
2. [Obvious delight]

Syn. gusto, joy, Great satisfaction; see zest 1 .
v.
Syn. enjoy, take pleasure in, savor; see enjoy 1 , like 1 .

III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
pleasure, enjoyment, appreciation, liking, love, fondness, fancy, zest, satisfaction, gusto.

II
v.
enjoy, take pleasure in, like, love, be fond of, appreciate, savor, adore, revel in, luxuriate in, *dig.

ANT.: hate, find distasteful, detest

IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. A liking for something: appetite, fondness, partiality, preference, taste, weakness. See LIKE. 2. Spirited enjoyment: gusto, zest. See PAIN. 3. A distinctive property of a substance affecting the gustatory sense: flavor, sapor, savor, smack2, tang, taste, zest. See TASTE. II verb 1. To receive pleasure from: enjoy, like1, savor. Informal: go for. Slang: dig. See LIKE. 2. To be avidly interested in: devour, feast on. Slang: eat up. See CONCERN.

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Relish — Rel ish, n. 1. A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing. [1913 Webster] Much pleasure we have lost while we abstained From this delightful fruit, nor known till now True relish, tasting.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Relish — Rel ish (r?l ?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relished} ( ?sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relishing}.] [Of. relechier to lick or taste anew; pref. re re + lechier to lick, F. l?cher. See {Lecher}, {Lick}.] 1. To taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
relish — [rel′ish] n. [ME reles < OFr relais, something remaining < relaisser: see RELEASE] 1. distinctive or characteristic flavor [a relish of garlic in the stew] 2. a trace or touch (of some quality); hint or suggestion [a relish of malice in his … English World dictionary
Relish — Rel ish, v. i. To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give gratification; to have a flavor. [1913 Webster] Had I been the finder out of this secret, it would not have relished among my other discredits. Shak. [1913 Webster] A theory, which,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
relish — n 1 savor, tang, flavor, *taste, smack 2 *taste, palate, gusto, zest Analogous words: liking, loving, enjoying, relishing (see LIKE): *predilection, partiality, prepossession, prejudice, bias: propensity, *leaning, flair, penchant … New Dictionary of Synonyms
relish — [n] great appreciation of something appetite, bias, delectation, diversion, enjoying, enjoyment, fancy, flair, flavor, fondness, gusto, heart, leaning, liking, love, loving, palate, partiality, penchant, pleasure, predilection, prejudice,… … New thesaurus
Relish — Rel ish, n. (Carp.) The projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece. Knight. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
relish — I verb appreciate, bask in, be fond of, be pleased with, delight in, derive pleasure from, enjoy, fancy, feel gratification, feel joy, feel pleasure, gloat over, like, luxuriate in, prefer, rejoice in, revel in, savor, take pleasure in II index… … Law dictionary
relish — ► NOUN 1) great enjoyment. 2) pleasurable anticipation. 3) a piquant sauce or pickle eaten with plain food to add flavour. 4) archaic an appetizing flavour. ► VERB 1) enjoy greatly. 2) anticipate with pleasure … English terms dictionary
Relish — For other uses, see Relish (disambiguation). A relish is a cooked, pickled, or chopped vegetable or fruit food item which is typically used as a condiment. In North America, relish commonly alludes to sweet pickle relish like sauce that often… … Wikipedia

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