relish
Enjoyment of flavour or tasteEnjoyment of flavour or taste; (countable) an instance of this.
» Tom relishes a challenge.
Meaning
15 senses(broadly, uncountable)Enjoyment of flavour or taste; (countable) an instance of this.
(broadly, figuratively, uncountable)Enjoyment of something pleasant; (countable) an instance of this.
vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
(broadly, countable)A savoury dish or course of dishes, especially one accompanying rather than forming the main part of a meal; an appetizer, a side dish.
A savoury dish or course of dishes, especially one accompanying rather than forming the main part of a meal; an appetizer, a side dish.
(broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable)A characteristic or quality which accompanies another thing.
(broadly, countable, uncountable)A condiment or sauce added to food for a spicy or tangy flavour; specifically, one made with chopped, pickled fruit or vegetables.
Chutney, Relish, Soße
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(broadly)In a wooden frame: the projection or shoulder around, or at the side of, a tenon (“projecting member made to insert into a mortise”), used to strengthen a mortise-and-tenon joint.
(historical)A type of ornamentation comprising one or more trills.
(obsolete, uncountable)Flavour or taste; (countable) an instance of this.
(countable, figuratively, obsolete)Followed by for: one's liking or taste for something; a fondness.
(countable, figuratively, obsolete)A small amount; a tinge, a trace.
(figuratively, obsolete, uncountable)Ability to taste or (figurative) enjoy.
(figuratively, obsolete, uncountable)Particular quality; (countable) an instance of this; a characteristic or quality.
Examples
13 sentencesTom relishes a challenge.
Dangers give relish to an adventure.
I relish the diversity of flavors.
He did not relish this simple family life.
He relished the ordinariness of post-war life.
Translations
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Origin
The noun is a variant of release (“(obsolete) odour, scent”), from Middle English reles, rThe noun is a variant of release (“(obsolete) odour, scent”), from Middle English reles, relese (“odour, scent; taste; efficacy, power”), probably from Anglo-Norman reles, relais, or Old French reles, relais (“that which is left behind, remainder, residue”), from relaisser, relaschier (“to liberate, release; to relax”) (modern French relâcher), from Latin relaxāre, the present active infinitive of relaxō (“to stretch out or widen again, loosen, slacken; (figurative) to ease, relax”), from re- (prefix meaning ‘again; back, backwards’) + laxō (“to release, undo; to relax”) (from laxus (“spacious, wide; loose, slack”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg- (“to slacken; to tire out”)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)). Doublet of release.
The noun is derived from Late Middle English relese (“projection of a wall”), probably from Middle French relais or Old French relais (“projection of masonry at the base of a wall”), a specific use of reles, relais (“that which is left behind, remainder, residue”): see further at etymology 1. Doublet of release.
The noun is probably derived partly:
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