• Relish

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ˈɹɛ.lɪʃ/

    Origin

    Variant of relese, with assimilation to -ish.

    Full definition of relish

    Noun

    relish

    (plural relishes)
    1. A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.
      • 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 12.A Laplander or Negro has no notion of the relish of wine.
      • MiltonMuch pleasure we have lost while we abstained
        From this delightful fruit, nor known till now
        True relish, tasting.
      • AddisonWhen liberty is gone,
        Life grows insipid, and has lost its relish.
    2. Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.
      • Alexander PopeIt preserves some relish of old writing.
    3. A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.
      • Macaulaya relish for whatever was excellent in arts
      • CowperI have a relish for moderate praise, because it bids fair to be judicious.
    4. That which is used to impart a flavor; specifically, something taken with food to render it more palatable or to stimulate the appetite; a condiment.
    5. A cooked or pickled sauce, usually made with vegetables or fruits, generally used as a condiment.
    6. In a wooden frame, the projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.

    Hyponyms

    Verb

    1. (obsolete, intransitive) To taste; to have a specified taste or flavour. 16th-19th c.
      • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.3.3:honourable enterprises are accompanied with dangers and damages, as experience evinceth; they will make the rest of thy life relish the better.
      • ShakespeareHad I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not have relished among my other discredits.
      • WoodwardA theory, which, how much soever it may relish of wit and invention, hath no foundation in nature.
    2. (transitive) To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeable, to make appetizing. from 16th c.
      • Drydena sav'ry bit that served to relish wine
    3. (transitive) To taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of; to take great pleasure in. from 16th c.He relishes their time together.I don't relish the idea of going out tonight.
      • ShakespeareNow I begin to relish thy advice.
      • AtterburyHe knows how to prize his advantages, and to relish the honours which he enjoys.

    Synonyms

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