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/rˈɛlɪʃ/ Listen

verb

Relish v. t. (past & past part. relished; pres. part. relishing)

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." "He knows how to prize his advantages, and to relish the honors which he enjoys."

To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably. "A savory bit that served to relish wine."

Relish 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." "A theory, which, how much soever it may relish of wit and invention, hath no foundation in nature."

noun

Relish n.

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." "When liberty is gone, Life grows insipid, and has lost its relish."

Savor; quality; characteristic tinge. "It preserve some relish of old writing."

A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness. "A relish for whatever was excellent in arts." "I have a relish for moderate praise, because it bids fair to be judicious."

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.

Synonyms: Taste; savor; flavor; appetite; zest; gusto; liking; delight.

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

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"Relish" Quotes from Famous Books

... under the cover was a platter of brown millet with a savory side dish of beans for relish. Julian flushed up. 'No thanks, I've never tried millet pap yet, and I don't mean to,' ...

— Cinderella in the South - Twenty-Five South African Tales • Arthur Shearly Cripps

... the hideous menu of his companion. Beetles, rodents and caterpillars were devoured with seeming relish. Tarzan was indeed ...

— Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar • Edgar Rice Burroughs

... personal power increased, and as the negotiations for peace became more and more likely to prove successful, the Advocate lost all relish for placing his great rival on a throne. The whole project, with the documents and secret schemes therewith connected, became mere alms for oblivion. Barneveld himself, although of comparatively humble birth and station, was likely with time to exercise more real power in the State than either ...

— The Rise of the Dutch Republic, 1555-1566 • John Lothrop Motley

... him the very word is repugnant. Although he may never have heard of Marx, it is the Marxian conception that comes to his mind, and this implies coercion, a government that constantly interferes with his personal liberty, that compels him to tasks for which he has no relish. But your American, and your Englishman, for that matter, is inherently an individualist he wants as little government as is compatible with any government at all. And the descendants of the continental Europeans ...

— The Crossing • Winston Churchill

... mocking him? In secret, he, Lissac? Evidently, they wanted to make fun; it was absurd, it was unlikely, such things only happened in operettas. He would heartily relish it at the Cafe Riche presently, when he went to dine. In close confinement? He was no longer annoyed at the jest, so amusing had it become. For an old Parisian like him, it was a facetious romance and ...

— His Excellency the Minister • Jules Claretie

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