Associations to the word «Savory»

Wiktionary

SAVORY, adjective. Tasty, attractive to the palate.
SAVORY, adjective. Salty or non-sweet.
SAVORY, adjective. Not overly sweet.
SAVORY, adjective. (figuratively) Morally or ethically acceptable.
SAVORY, noun. (American spelling) A savory snack.
SAVORY, noun. Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings.
SAVORY, noun. The leaves of these plants used as a flavouring.

Dictionary definition

SAVORY, noun. Any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees.
SAVORY, noun. Dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions.
SAVORY, noun. Either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family.
SAVORY, noun. An aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre.
SAVORY, adjective. Morally wholesome or acceptable; "a past that was scarcely savory".
SAVORY, adjective. Having an agreeably pungent taste.
SAVORY, adjective. Pleasing to the sense of taste.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca