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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REL'ISH, n.
1. Taste; or rather, a pleasing taste; that sensation of the organs which is experienced when we take food or drink of an agreeable flavor. Different persons have different relishes. Relish is often natural, and often the effect of habit.
2. Liking; delight; appetite.
We have such a relish for faction, as to have lost that of wit.
3. Sense; the faculty of perceiving excellence; taste; as a relish for fine writing, or a relish of fine writing. Addison uses both of and for after relish.
4. That which gives pleasure; the power of pleasing.
When liberty is gone, life grows insipid and has lost its relish.
5. Cast; manner.
It preserves some relish of old writing.
6. Taste; a small quantity just perceptible.
Devotion, patience, courage, fortitude, I have no relish of them.
REL'ISH, v.t.
1. To give an agreeable taste to.
A sav'ry bit that serv'd to relish wine.
2. To like the taste of; as, to relish venison.
3. To be gratified with the enjoyment or use of.
He knows how to prize his advantages and to relish the honors which he enjoys.
Men of nice palates would not relish Aristotle, as dressed up by the schoolmen.
REL'ISH, v.i.
1. To have a pleasing taste. The greatest dainties do not always relish.
2. To give pleasure.
Had I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not have relished among my other discredits.
3. To have a flavor.
A theory which, how much soever it may relish of wit and invention, hath no foundation in nature.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment [syn: gusto, relish, zest, zestfulness]
2: spicy or savory condiment
3: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang] v
1: derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory" [syn: enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savour]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: alteration of Middle English reles odor, taste, from Middle French, something left behind, release — more at release Date: 1530 1. characteristic flavor; especially pleasing or zestful flavor 2. a quantity just sufficient to flavor or characterize ; trace 3. a. enjoyment of or delight in something that satisfies one's tastes, inclinations, or desires <eat with great relish> b. a strong liking ; inclination <has little relish for sports> 4. a. something adding a zestful flavor; especially a condiment (as of pickles or green tomatoes) eaten with other food to add flavor b. appetizer, hors d'oeuvre II. verb Date: 1586 transitive verb 1. to add relish to 2. to be pleased or gratified by ; enjoy 3. to eat or drink with pleasure 4. to appreciate with taste and discernment intransitive verb to have a characteristic or pleasing taste • relishable adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 (often foll. by for) a great liking or enjoyment. b keen or pleasurable longing (had no relish for travelling). 2 a an appetizing flavour. b an attractive quality (fishing loses its relish in winter). 3 a condiment eaten with plainer food to add flavour, esp. a piquant sauce, pickle, etc. 4 (foll. by of) a distinctive taste or tinge. --v.tr. 1 a get pleasure out of; enjoy greatly. b look forward to, anticipate with pleasure (did not relish what lay before her). 2 add relish to. Derivatives: relishable adj. Etymology: alt. (with assim. to -ISH(2)) of obs. reles f. OF reles, relais remainder f. relaisser: see RELEASE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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 of; to partake of with gratification; hence, to enjoy; to be pleased with or gratified by; to experience pleasure from; as, to relish food. Now I begin to relish thy advice. --Shak. He knows how to prize his advantages, and to relish the honors which he enjoys. --Atterbury. 2. To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably. A savory bit that served to relish wine. --Dryden.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Relish Rel"ish, v. i. To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give gratification; to have a flavor. Had I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not have relished among my other discredits. --Shak. A theory, which, how much soever it may relish of wit and invention, hath no foundation in nature. --Woodward.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Relish Rel"ish, n. 1. A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing. Much pleasure we have lost while we abstained From this delightful fruit, nor known till now True relish, tasting. --Milton. When liberty is gone, Life grows insipid, and has lost its relish. --Addison. 2. Savor; quality; characteristic tinge. It preserve some relish of old writing. --Pope. 3. A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness. A relish for whatever was excelent in arts. --Macaulay. I have a relish for moderate praise, because it bids fair to be j?dicious. --Cowper. 4. That which is used to impart a flavor; specifically, something taken with food to render it more palatable or to stimulate the appetite; a condiment. Syn: Taste; savor; flavor; appetite; zest; gusto; liking; delight.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Relish Rel"ish, n. (Carp.) The projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece. --Knight.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(relishes, relishing, relished) 1. If you relish something, you get a lot of enjoyment from it. I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down... VERB: V n • Relish is also a noun. The three men ate with relish. 2. If you relish the idea, thought, or prospect of something, you are looking forward to it very much. Jacqueline is not relishing the prospect of another spell in prison... = look forward to VERB: V n 3. Relish is a sauce or pickle that you eat with other food in order to give the other food more flavour. N-MASS

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Taste, flavor, savor. 2. Liking, fondness, taste, appreciation, zest, gusto, palatc, appetite, predilection, partiality, inclination. 3. Quality, tinge, cast, touch, twang, manner, flavor, savor, sort. 4. Appetizer. 5. Delight, power of pleasing. 6. Tincture. II. v. a. 1. Like the taste or flavor of, taste with pleasure. 2. Like, enjoy, appreciate, be pleased with, take delight in, delight in, have a liking for. III. v. n. 1. Have a pleasing taste, be enjoyable. 2. Smack, taste, have a flavor.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

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Moby Thesaurus

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