RELISH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does relish mean? 

• RELISH (noun)
  The noun RELISH has 3 senses:

1. vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

2. spicy or savory condiment

3. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

  Familiarity information: RELISH used as a noun is uncommon.

• RELISH (verb)
  The verb RELISH has 1 sense:

1. derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

  Familiarity information: RELISH used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RELISH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

gusto; relish; zest; zestfulness

Hypernyms ("relish" is a kind of...):

enjoyment (the pleasure felt when having a good time)

enthusiasm (a feeling of excitement)

Derivation:

relish (derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Spicy or savory condiment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("relish" is a kind of...):

condiment (a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "relish"):

olive (one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish)

pickle (vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar)

chowchow (chopped pickles in mustard sauce)

pickle relish (relish of chopped (usually sweet) pickles)

piccalilli (relish of chopped pickled cucumbers and green peppers and onion)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

flavor; flavour; nip; relish; sapidity; savor; savour; smack; tang

Hypernyms ("relish" is a kind of...):

gustatory perception; gustatory sensation; taste; taste perception; taste sensation (the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "relish"):

lemon (a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons)

vanilla (a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans)

• RELISH (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they relish    ... he / she / it relishes   
Past simple: relished   
Past participle: relished   
-ing form: relishing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

bask; enjoy; relish; savor; savour

Context example:

She relished her fame and basked in her glory

"Relish" entails doing...:

like (find enjoyable or agreeable)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "relish"):

feast one's eyes (look at with great enjoyment)

devour (enjoy avidly)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s VERB-ing

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue relish the movie

Derivation:

relish (vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment)

 Context examples 

I devoured my bread and drank my coffee with relish; but I should have been glad of as much more—I was still hungry.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

And away he went, rumbling out the words with his strong voice and a relish which was good to see as well as hear.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

That evening Mr. Utterson came home to his bachelor house in sombre spirits and sat down to dinner without relish.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Indeed, you will relish your assignment and find out about it after the new moon appears March 24.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

I believed that; for he seemed to relish them very much.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

This served as a relish, and his hunger increased mightily; but he was too old in the world to forget his caution.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

They could taste the sweetness of life with relish, and they could put the sweetness aside and command life.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

At ninety, they lose their teeth and hair; they have at that age no distinction of taste, but eat and drink whatever they can get, without relish or appetite.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

He then turned back and saluted the landlady once more with the utmost relish and satisfaction.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

And for a little while she hoped he would not talk of it, and that a silent rumination might suffice to restore him to the relish of his own smooth gruel.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)