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relish
noun
1 relish
Vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment.
synonyms: gusto, zest, zestfulness.
Roget 865:
desire,
wish,
fancy,
fantasy;
want,
need,
exigency.
mind,
inclination,
leaning,
bent,
animus,
partiality,
penchant,
predilection;
propensity
etc.
820;
willingness
etc.
602;
liking,
love,
fondness,
relish.
longing,
hankering,
inkling;
solicitude,
anxiety;
yearning,
coveting;
aspiration,
ambition,
vaulting ambition;
eagerness,
zeal,
ardor,
empressement [Fr.],
breathless impatience,
overanxiety;
impetuosity,
etc.
825.
appetite,
appetition†,
appetence†,
appetency†;
sharp appetite,
keenness,
hunger,
stomach,
twist;
thirst,
thirstiness;
drouth,
mouthwatering;
itch,
itching;
prurience,
cacoethes [Lat.],
cupidity,
lust,
concupiscence.
edge of appetite,
edge of hunger;
torment of Tantalus;
sweet tooth,
lickerish tooth†;
itching palm;
longing eye,
wistful eye,
sheep's eye.
[excessive desire for money]
greed
etc.
817.1.
voracity
etc.
(gluttony)
957.
passion,
rage,
furore†,
mania,
manie†;
inextinguishable desire;
dipsomania,
kleptomania.
[Person who desires]
lover,
amateur,
votary,
devotee,
aspirant,
solicitant,
candidate,
applicant,
supplicant;
cormorant
etc.
957.
[Object of desire]
desideratum;
want
etc.
(requirement)
630;
a consummation devoutly to be wished;"
attraction,
magnet,
allurement,
fancy,
temptation,
seduction,
fascination,
prestige,
height of one's ambition,
idol;
whim,
whimsy,
whimsey†;
maggot;
hobby,
hobby-horse.
Fortunatus's cap;
wishing cap,
wishing stone,
wishing well.
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Roget 827:
pleasure,
gratification,
enjoyment,
fruition;
oblectation,
delectation,
delection†;
relish,
zest;
gusto
etc.
(physical pleasure)
377;
satisfaction
etc.
(content)
831;
complacency.
well-being;
good
etc.
618;
snugness,
comfort,
ease;
cushion
etc.
215;
sans souci [Fr.],
without worry,
mind at ease.
joy,
gladness,
delight,
glee,
cheer,
sunshine;
cheerfulness
etc.
836.
treat,
refreshment;
amusement
etc.
840;
luxury
etc.
377.
mens sana in corpore sano [Lat.]
[Juvenal],
a sound mind in a sound body.
happiness,
felicity,
bliss;
beatitude,
beautification;
enchantment,
transport,
rapture,
ravishment,
ecstasy;
summum bonum [Lat.];
paradise,
elysium
etc.
(heaven)
981;
third heaven†,
seventh heaven,
cloud nine;
unalloyed happiness
&c.;
hedonics†,
hedonism.
honeymoon;
palmy days,
halcyon days;
golden age,
golden time;
Dixie,
Dixie's land;
Saturnia regna [Lat.],
Arcadia†,
Shangri-La,
happy valley,
Agapemone†.
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Roget 394:
savoriness
etc.
adj.;
good taste,
deliciousness,
delectability.
relish,
zest;
appetizer.
tidbit,
titbit†,
dainty,
delicacy,
tasty morsel;
appetizer,
hors d'ouvres [Fr.];
ambrosia,
nectar,
bonne-bouche [Fr.];
game,
turtle,
venison;
delicatessen.
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Roget 393:
condiment,
seasoning,
sauce,
spice,
relish,
appetizer.
[Condiments]
salt;
mustard,
grey poupon mustard;
pepper,
black pepper,
white pepper,
peppercorn,
curry,
sauce piquante [Fr.];
caviare,
onion,
garlic,
pickle;
achar†,
allspice;
bell pepper,
Jamaica pepper,
green pepper;
chutney;
cubeb†,
pimento.
[capsicum peppers]
capsicum,
red pepper,
chili peppers,
cayenne.
nutmeg,
mace,
cinnamon,
oregano,
cloves,
fennel.
[herbs]
pot herbs,
parsley,
sage,
rosemary,
thyme,
bay leaves,
marjoram.
[fragrant woods and gums]
frankincense,
balm,
myrrh.
[from pods]
paprika.
[from flower stigmas]
saffron.
[from roots]
ginger,
turmeric.
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Dutch: enthousiasme, animo, lust, zin
Polish: animusz, fantazja, fason
2 relish
Spicy or savory condiment.
3 relish
The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth.
synonyms: flavor, flavour, nip, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang.
Roget 390:
taste,
flavor,
gust,
gusto,
savor;
gout,
relish;
sapor†,
sapidity†;
twang,
smack,
smatch†;
aftertaste,
tang.
tasting;
degustation,
gustation.
palate,
tongue,
tooth,
stomach.
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Dutch: smaakstof, smaak, bijsmaak, nasmaak, smaakje
verb
1 relish
Derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in:
— She relished her fame and basked in her glory.
synonyms: bask, enjoy, savor, savour.
Roget 377:
feel pleasure,
experience pleasure,
receive pleasure;
enjoy,
relish;
luxuriate in,
revel in,
riot in,
bask in,
swim in,
drink up,
eat up,
wallow in;
feast on;
gloat over,
float on;
smack the lips.
live on the fat of the land,
live in comfort
etc.
adv.;
bask in the sunshine,
faire ses choux gras [Fr.].
give pleasure
etc.
829.
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Roget 827:
be pleased
etc.
829;
feel pleasure,
experience pleasure
etc.
n.;
joy;
enjoy oneself,
hug oneself;
be in clover
etc.
377,
be in elysium
etc.
981;
tread on enchanted ground;
fall into raptures,
go into raptures.
feel at home,
breathe freely,
bask in the sunshine.
be pleased with
etc.
829;
receive pleasure,
derive pleasure
etc.
n..
from;
take pleasure
etc.
n..
in;
delight in,
rejoice in,
indulge in,
luxuriate in;
gloat over
etc.
(physical pleasure)
377;
enjoy,
relish,
like;
love
etc.
897;
take to,
take a fancy to;
have a liking for;
enter into the spirit of.
take in good part.
treat oneself to,
solace oneself with.
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Roget 394:
be savory
etc.
adj.;
tickle the palate,
tickle the appetite;
flatter the palate.
render palatable
etc.
adj..
relish,
like,
smack the lips.
Dutch: genieten, ophebben, smaken
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