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[ rel-ish ] / ˈrɛl ɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR relish ON THESAURUS.COM
nounliking or enjoyment of the taste of something. pleasurable appreciation of anything; liking: He has no relish for obscene jokes. Cooking. - something savory or appetizing added to a meal, as pickles or olives.
- a sweet pickle made of various vegetables, usually chopped or minced.
- an appetizer or hors d'oeuvre.
a pleasing or appetizing flavor. a pleasing or enjoyable quality. a taste or flavor. a smack, trace, or touch of something. verb (used with object)to take pleasure in; like; enjoy: I don't relish the long drive home. to make pleasing to the taste. verb (used without object)to have taste or flavor. to be agreeable. Origin of relish1520–30; alteration of Middle English reles aftertaste, scent <Old French, variant of relais remainder, that left behind; see release SYNONYMS FOR relish1, 2 gusto, zest. 2 inclination, partiality, predilection, preference. 3 condiment, appetizer. 6 savor. 8 appreciate. SEE SYNONYMS FOR relish ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR relishSEE ANTONYMS FOR relish ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM relishrel·ish·a·ble, adjectiverel·ish·ing·ly, adverbself-relish, nounun·rel·ish·a·ble, adjective un·rel·ished, adjectiveun·rel·ish·ing, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for relishEveryone—everyone who has never emailed a Sony employee, at least—relished the thought it was a “dictator move.” Sony Hack: A Dictator Move?|Kevin Bleyer|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Up to a point, Blanc had relished the title “most hated man in the world.” ‘Pick-Up Artist’ to Be Banned from UK|Tom Sykes|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Was there a brief window where I relished it, where it proved something about the passage of teenager-hood to manhood? Leo, the Beard Has to Go: When a Man’s Facial Hair Reaches Crisis Point|Tim Teeman|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Rivers loved working, she relished being in the mix, and game. Melissa Rivers: Life After Joan—A Funny, Moving Celebration on a Special 'Fashion Police'|Tim Teeman|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He hid from the local media and threatened to punch out a TV news director, yet relished moments in the national spotlight. From Katrina to the Clink: Ex New Orleans Mayor Heads to Prison|Jason Berry|February 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST I know not what dish we should have relished better p. 138than our turnips and chestnuts. Palissy the Huguenot Potter|C. L. Brightwell We relished it hugely, for we had been altogether without dinner, and our breakfast was of the scantiest character. Capturing a Locomotive|William Pittenger Possibly Cardinal Cullen might have relished them no better. Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888)|William Henry Hurlbert Jervaise evidently had failed to appreciate the detail that I had relished with such delight. The Jervaise Comedy|J. D. Beresford Barbara came more slowly back, and looked somewhat as if she had had a sharper rebuke than she understood or relished. Magnum Bonum|Charlotte M. Yonge
British Dictionary definitions for relish
verb (tr)to savour or enjoy (an experience) to the full to anticipate eagerly; look forward to to enjoy the taste or flavour of (food, etc); savour to give appetizing taste or flavour to (food), by or as if by the addition of pickles or spices nounliking or enjoyment, as of something eaten or experienced (esp in the phrase with relish) pleasurable anticipationhe didn't have much relish for the idea an appetizing or spicy food added to a main dish to enhance its flavour an appetizing taste or flavour a zestful trace or touchthere was a certain relish in all his writing music (in English lute, viol, and keyboard music of the 16th and 17th centuries) a trilling ornament, used esp at cadences Derived forms of relishrelishable, adjectiveWord Origin for relishC16: from earlier reles aftertaste, from Old French: something remaining, from relaisser to leave behind; see release Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to relishgusto, zest, enjoy, savor, prefer, admire, go for, delight in, cherish, revel in, heart, love, liking, taste, fancy, bias, appetite, flavor, penchant, delectation |