savouroussavorousadj.

Brit.

/ˈseɪv(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˈseɪvərəs/

Forms: late Middle English 1600s– savorous, late Middle English–1600s sauerous, late Middle English–1600s sauourous, late Middle English–1600s saverous, 1500s–1600s sauorous, 1500s– savourous; also Scottish pre-1700 sauorous, pre-1700 sauorus, pre-1700 savorous, pre-1700 savourous, pre-1700 sawouris, pre-1700 sawris.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French saverous.

Etymology: < Middle French saverous, savorous (French savoureux ) delicious, flavoursome, (of a woman's mouth or kiss) delightful, sweet, tempting (both c1200 in Old French) < post-classical Latin saporosus saporous adj. Compare Catalan saborós (14th cent.), Spanish sabroso (mid 13th cent.; also c1250 or earlier as saboroso), Portuguese saboroso (13th cent.), Italian saporoso (end of the 12th cent.).

a. Having a (usually pleasant) flavour or odour; appetizing, fragrant.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > savouriness > [adjective]

likingeOE

goodOE

lickerousc1275

deliciousa1325

daintya1382

dainteousc1386

daintiful1393

delicatea1398

merrya1398

savourlyc1400

liciousc1420

savourousa1425

daintethc1430

lustyc1430

feelsomea1450

nuttya1450

seasonablea1475

delicativec1475

unctuous1495

well-tasteda1500

daintive1526

savoury1533

exquisite1561

spicy1562

well-relished?1575

finger-licking1584

toothsome1584

taste-pleasinga1586

daint1590

relishsome1593

lickerish1595

tastesome1598

friand1599

tooth-tempting1603

relishing1605

well-relishing1608

neat1609

hungry1611

palate-pleasing1611

tasteful1611

palatea1617

tastya1617

palatable1619

toothful1622

sipid1623

unsoured1626

famelic1631

tasteablea1641

piquant1645

sapid1646

saporousa1670

slape1671

palativea1682

flavorous1697

nice1709

well-flavoured1717

gusty1721

flavoury1727

fine-palated1735

unrepulsive1787

degustatory1824

zesty1826

peckish1845

mouth-watering1847

flavoursome1853

unreasty1853

unrancida1855

relishy1864

toothy1864

flavoured1867

tasty-looking1867

hungrifying1886

velvety1888

snappy1892

zippy1911

savoursome1922

delish1953

a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 2812 Hir mouth that is so gracious So swete and eke so sauerous [Fr. savoree].

c1520 M. Nisbet New Test. in Scots (1901) I. Mark ix. 49 Salt is gude; gif salt be vnsauorous, in quhat thing sal ye mak it sauorous?

a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 705 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 117 Mony sawouris salss with sewaris he send.

1584 Partridge's Treasurie (new ed.) sig. A.viii^v This paste is very delicate and sauourous.

1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iii. xvi. 170 There are two kindes of fishes breed in this Lake.., the one they call Suches, which is great and savorous.

1734 Physical Ess. Human Body 449 The odoriferous Corpuscles act on the Nose as savorous Bodies act on the Tongue.

1778 T. Morris Moral Refl. on Wks. of Creation 134 The most savorous and exquisite meats have neither taste nor delicacy of certain fishes.

1853 New Monthly Mag. Feb. 219 He..dives into a dunghill, concealing himself beneath the savorous straw.

1891 F. Tennyson Daphne 274 Garden sweets..And savorous herbs that lay together crush'd.

1914 Amer. Rev. of Rev. Sept. 369/1 The peach, aqueous and exquisitely savorous when perfectly ripe, has little nutriment.

1946 Life 9 Dec. 58/2 A savorous morsel that passes the acid test of the human palate.

1998 R. A. Young Is God Vegetarian? vi. 68 The fat was often deemed the most savorous part of the animal.

b. figurative. That is relished or enjoyed; able to be savoured; delightful.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective] > pleasant or enjoyable

lustlyc1200

comfortablec1340

lustful1340

savourousa1425

good1509

relishable1605

fruitive1635

relishing1689

savouring1714

enjoyable1743

amenable1915

a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 2823 This comfort wole I that thou take..the next..is not lesse sauerous [Fr. doucereus].

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. ccclxvi^v/2 Though she were resplendysshaunt, wel sauerous, and ryght ful of grete myracles.

1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. xxii. f. 157^v To gather that soote and sauorous frute which louers so egerly sue for at maydens handes.

a1633 G. More Holy Pract. Devine Lover (1657) 310 But if it proue..that some other worke, or Exercise, is, or would be more sauourous or rellishinge to thy Spirit.

1853 Colburn's United Service Mag. Oct. 170 That savorous urbanity of language and exquisite politeness of manner.

1895 New Eng. Mag. Dec. 497/2 To hear one's name whispered as one passes.., to see one's name mentioned continually in the newspapers..,—these are all tid-bits of distressingly savorous delicacy to many.

1923 M. Sadleir Desolate Splendour xvi. 264 Were it not doubly savourous to wreak his revenge.

2008 J. W. Fawell Hidden Art of Hollywood iii. 30 The savorous pleasure of the B films, as rich in vitality as they are in flaws.

†2. Displaying relish, greedy. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > [adjective] > having (good) appetite > greedy or voracious

yevereOE

greedy971

reavingOE

fretewil?c1225

ravissantc1300

ravishingc1350

ravenous?1387

raveningc1390

ravisablea1425

eating1483

yeverous1483

savourousa1492

yevery1531

vorax1535

gluttonisha1586

falconish1587

ravin1615

vulturous1623

ravened1627

gorb?1635

esurine1687

voracious1693

gastrolatrous1694

tigerantica1704

gutsy1803

bulimious1816

polyphagian1825

yevrisome1825

edacious1829

polyphagous1837

tigerocious1874

bulimic1886

hyperphagic1943

a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. cxv. f. cxxxviii^v/1 Many notable lordes..somwhat to content his sauourous appetyte..sende oft tymes to hym grete sommes of money.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	savourous
释义	savouroussavorousadj. Brit. /ˈseɪv(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˈseɪvərəs/ Forms: late Middle English 1600s– savorous, late Middle English–1600s sauerous, late Middle English–1600s sauourous, late Middle English–1600s saverous, 1500s–1600s sauorous, 1500s– savourous; also Scottish pre-1700 sauorous, pre-1700 sauorus, pre-1700 savorous, pre-1700 savourous, pre-1700 sawouris, pre-1700 sawris. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French saverous. Etymology: < Middle French saverous, savorous (French savoureux ) delicious, flavoursome, (of a woman's mouth or kiss) delightful, sweet, tempting (both c1200 in Old French) < post-classical Latin saporosus saporous adj. Compare Catalan saborós (14th cent.), Spanish sabroso (mid 13th cent.; also c1250 or earlier as saboroso), Portuguese saboroso (13th cent.), Italian saporoso (end of the 12th cent.). 1. a. Having a (usually pleasant) flavour or odour; appetizing, fragrant. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > savouriness > [adjective] likingeOE goodOE lickerousc1275 deliciousa1325 daintya1382 dainteousc1386 daintiful1393 delicatea1398 merrya1398 savourlyc1400 liciousc1420 savourousa1425 daintethc1430 lustyc1430 feelsomea1450 nuttya1450 seasonablea1475 delicativec1475 unctuous1495 well-tasteda1500 daintive1526 savoury1533 exquisite1561 spicy1562 well-relished?1575 finger-licking1584 toothsome1584 taste-pleasinga1586 daint1590 relishsome1593 lickerish1595 tastesome1598 friand1599 tooth-tempting1603 relishing1605 well-relishing1608 neat1609 hungry1611 palate-pleasing1611 tasteful1611 palatea1617 tastya1617 palatable1619 toothful1622 sipid1623 unsoured1626 famelic1631 tasteablea1641 piquant1645 sapid1646 saporousa1670 slape1671 palativea1682 flavorous1697 nice1709 well-flavoured1717 gusty1721 flavoury1727 fine-palated1735 unrepulsive1787 degustatory1824 zesty1826 peckish1845 mouth-watering1847 flavoursome1853 unreasty1853 unrancida1855 relishy1864 toothy1864 flavoured1867 tasty-looking1867 hungrifying1886 velvety1888 snappy1892 zippy1911 savoursome1922 delish1953 a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 2812 Hir mouth that is so gracious So swete and eke so sauerous [Fr. savoree]. c1520 M. Nisbet New Test. in Scots (1901) I. Mark ix. 49 Salt is gude; gif salt be vnsauorous, in quhat thing sal ye mak it sauorous? a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 705 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 117 Mony sawouris salss with sewaris he send. 1584 Partridge's Treasurie (new ed.) sig. A.viii^v This paste is very delicate and sauourous. 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iii. xvi. 170 There are two kindes of fishes breed in this Lake.., the one they call Suches, which is great and savorous. 1734 Physical Ess. Human Body 449 The odoriferous Corpuscles act on the Nose as savorous Bodies act on the Tongue. 1778 T. Morris Moral Refl. on Wks. of Creation 134 The most savorous and exquisite meats have neither taste nor delicacy of certain fishes. 1853 New Monthly Mag. Feb. 219 He..dives into a dunghill, concealing himself beneath the savorous straw. 1891 F. Tennyson Daphne 274 Garden sweets..And savorous herbs that lay together crush'd. 1914 Amer. Rev. of Rev. Sept. 369/1 The peach, aqueous and exquisitely savorous when perfectly ripe, has little nutriment. 1946 Life 9 Dec. 58/2 A savorous morsel that passes the acid test of the human palate. 1998 R. A. Young Is God Vegetarian? vi. 68 The fat was often deemed the most savorous part of the animal. b. figurative. That is relished or enjoyed; able to be savoured; delightful. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective] > pleasant or enjoyable lustlyc1200 comfortablec1340 lustful1340 savourousa1425 good1509 relishable1605 fruitive1635 relishing1689 savouring1714 enjoyable1743 amenable1915 a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 2823 This comfort wole I that thou take..the next..is not lesse sauerous [Fr. doucereus]. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. ccclxvi^v/2 Though she were resplendysshaunt, wel sauerous, and ryght ful of grete myracles. 1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. xxii. f. 157^v To gather that soote and sauorous frute which louers so egerly sue for at maydens handes. a1633 G. More Holy Pract. Devine Lover (1657) 310 But if it proue..that some other worke, or Exercise, is, or would be more sauourous or rellishinge to thy Spirit. 1853 Colburn's United Service Mag. Oct. 170 That savorous urbanity of language and exquisite politeness of manner. 1895 New Eng. Mag. Dec. 497/2 To hear one's name whispered as one passes.., to see one's name mentioned continually in the newspapers..,—these are all tid-bits of distressingly savorous delicacy to many. 1923 M. Sadleir Desolate Splendour xvi. 264 Were it not doubly savourous to wreak his revenge. 2008 J. W. Fawell Hidden Art of Hollywood iii. 30 The savorous pleasure of the B films, as rich in vitality as they are in flaws. †2. Displaying relish, greedy. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > [adjective] > having (good) appetite > greedy or voracious yevereOE greedy971 reavingOE fretewil?c1225 ravissantc1300 ravishingc1350 ravenous?1387 raveningc1390 ravisablea1425 eating1483 yeverous1483 savourousa1492 yevery1531 vorax1535 gluttonisha1586 falconish1587 ravin1615 vulturous1623 ravened1627 gorb?1635 esurine1687 voracious1693 gastrolatrous1694 tigerantica1704 gutsy1803 bulimious1816 polyphagian1825 yevrisome1825 edacious1829 polyphagous1837 tigerocious1874 bulimic1886 hyperphagic1943 a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. cxv. f. cxxxviii^v/1 Many notable lordes..somwhat to content his sauourous appetyte..sende oft tymes to hym grete sommes of money. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1425
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