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Definition of Savory
1. Adjective. Morally wholesome or acceptable. "A past that was scarcely savory"
2. Noun. Any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees.
Group relationships: Genus Satureia, Genus Satureja, Satureia, Satureja
Specialized synonyms: Satureia Hortensis, Satureja Hortensis, Summer Savory, Satureia Montana, Satureja Montana, Winter Savory
3. Adjective. Having an agreeably pungent taste.
Similar to: Tasty
Derivative terms: Savoriness, Savour, Savoury, Spiciness, Zest
4. Noun. Dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Micromeria, Micromeria
5. Adjective. Pleasing to the sense of taste.
Similar to: Appetising, Appetizing
Derivative terms: Savoriness, Savour, Savoury
6. Noun. Either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family.
Generic synonyms: Herb
Specialized synonyms: Summer Savory, Summer Savoury, Winter Savory, Winter Savoury
7. Noun. An aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre.
Generic synonyms: Dainty, Delicacy, Goody, Kickshaw, Treat
Derivative terms: Savoury, Savoury
Definition of Savory
1. a. Pleasing to the organs of taste or smell.
2. n. An aromatic labiate plant (Satureia hortensis), much used in cooking; -- also called summer savory.
Definition of Savory
1. Adjective. Tasty, attractive to the palate. ¹
2. Adjective. Salty or non-sweet ¹
3. Adjective. Not overly sweet. ¹
4. Noun. Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus ''Satureja'', grown as culinary flavourings ¹
5. Noun. The leaves of these plants used as a flavouring ¹
6. Noun. A savory snack ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Savory
1. pleasant to the taste or smell [adj -VORIER, -VORIEST] : SAVORILY [adv] / a savory dish served before or after a meal [n -VORIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Savory
Literary usage of Savory
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"The savory was on her way on Friday night from Tangipahoa river to the railroad
depot, when a severe gale came up and compelled her to anchor a mile or two ..."
2. Spices and how to Know Them by Walter M. Gibbs (1909)
"savory Satureia Hortensis, a genus of the natural order ... The summer savory is
chiefly of two kinds — S. Hortensis, the summer savory, and S. Montana, ..."
3. History of Cultivated Vegetables: Comprising Their Botanical, Medicinal by Henry Phillips (1822)
"The summer savory, Hortensis, is an aromatic annual plant. ... Both these species
of savory are natives of the South of Europe, and are noticed by Virgil ..."
4. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1865)
"David Foot and Susannah savory both of B., Dec. 15, 1793. Doct. Benj. Walker of
Clarendon, Vt, ... Samuel Balch and Betsey savory both of B., May 5, 1794. ..."
5. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1864)
"Mr. HILTON said the profession ought to feel obliged to Mr. savory for having
adduced ... Mr. savory said he had considered it best in the paper simply to ..."
6. The Physiology of Man: Designed to Represent the Existing State of by Austin Flint (1875)
"savory substances—Relations between gustation and olfaction ; taste and ...
It is somewhat difficult to define precisely what is meant by savory substances. ..."
7. The Physiology of Man by Austin Flint (1875)
"savory substances—Relations between gustation and olfaction ; taste and
flavor —Modifications of the sense of taste—Nerves of taste—Chorda tympani— Facial ..."
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