relish

Meaning of relish

noun
  1. great enjoyment.
    she swigged a mouthful of wine with relish
  2. a piquant sauce or pickle eaten with plain food to add flavour.
    use salsa as a relish with grilled meat or fish
  3. an appetizing flavour.
    the tired glutton finds no relish in the sweetest meat
verb
  1. enjoy greatly.
    he was relishing his moment of glory
  2. make pleasant to the taste; add relish to.
    I have also a novel to relish my wine

Middle English: alteration of obsolete reles, from Old French reles ‘remainder’, from relaisser ‘to release’. The early noun sense was ‘odour, taste’ giving rise to ‘appetizing flavour, piquant taste’ (mid 17th century), and hence relish (sense 2 of the noun) (late 18th century).

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Hyphenation of relish

rel-ish

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • relish is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

relish synonyms

Meaning gusto:

gusto, zest, zestfulness

Meaning flavor:

flavor, sapidity, savor, smack, nip, tang

Meaning enjoy:

enjoy, bask, savor

Meaning a substance such as salt, mustard, or pickle that is used to add flavour to food:

condiment

Meaning a musical part which supports or partners an instrument, voice, or group:

accompaniment

Meaning a liquid or semi-liquid substance served with food to add moistness and flavour:

sauce

Meaning a sauce for salads, typically one consisting of oil and vinegar with herbs or other flavourings:

dressing

Meaning salt, herbs, or spices added to food to enhance the flavour:

seasoning

Meaning a thick sauce in which pieces of food are dipped before eating:

dip

Meaning like or enjoy very much:

love

Meaning having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to:

like

Meaning like very much:

adore

Meaning recognize the full worth of:

appreciate

Meaning enjoy or appreciate (something pleasant) to the full, especially by lingering over it:

savour

relish antonyms

Meaning feel distaste for or hostility towards:

dislike

Anagrams of relish

hirsel, hirsle

Words that rhyme with relish

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