savouring
Lingering over pleasure
Savouring is the British spelling of savoring—enjoying something slowly and deliberately, extracting full pleasure from the experience.
You savour a fine wine, a quiet moment, or a hard-won victory: She sat savouring her morning coffee.
The word implies lingering appreciation rather than rushing through.
State of relishing something
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- relishKeen pleasurable appreciation
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
satisfaction · contentment · indulgence · rapture · delectation · luxuriating · basking · revelling
Taste characteristic
- tasteFlavor perception ability
- palateOral cavity ceiling
- mouthfeelOral texture perception
- umamiFifth taste sensation
sweetness · bitterness · sourness · saltiness · tanginess · richness · depth · finish
State of being somewhere
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- slownessAbsence of quickness
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
intention · appreciation · stillness · pause · breath · moment · lingering · unhurried
Holding something deeply valued
- valuingAssessing or esteeming worth
- treasuringValuing something deeply
- prizingValuing something highly
- embracingHolding warmly, willingly accepting
celebrating · gratitude · wonder · recognition · honouring · marvelling · admiration · thankfulness
Pleasant distinctive smell
- fragrancePleasing olfactory quality
- scentAirborne odor detected
- bouquetArranged cluster of blooms
- noseOlfactory facial organ
texture · essence · spicy · zesty · pungent · earthy · citrus · herbal
Characteristic cooking style
- gastronomyScience of fine dining
- connoisseurExpert in matters of taste
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- epicureanConnoisseur of sensual pleasures
sommelier · degustation · artisanal · culinary · gourmand · foodie · truffle · wine
enjoyment
State of relishing something
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- relishKeen pleasurable appreciation
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
gratification · satisfaction · contentment · indulgence · rapture · delectation · luxuriating · basking · revelling · wallowing
flavour
Taste characteristic
umami · sweetness · bitterness · sourness · saltiness · tanginess · richness · depth · finish · aftertaste
presence
State of being somewhere
deliberation · intention · appreciation · stillness · pause · breath · moment · lingering · unhurried · contemplation
cherishing
Holding something deeply valued
- valuingAssessing or esteeming worth
- treasuringValuing something deeply
- prizingValuing something highly
embracing · celebrating · gratitude · wonder · recognition · honouring · marvelling · admiration · thankfulness · reverence
aroma
Pleasant distinctive smell
nose · texture · essence · spicy · zesty · pungent · earthy · citrus · herbal · woody
cuisine
Characteristic cooking style
- gastronomyScience of fine dining
- connoisseurExpert in matters of taste
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
epicurean · sommelier · degustation · artisanal · culinary · gourmand · foodie · truffle · wine · cheese
savouringgulping
Swallowing hastily, noisily
wolfing · wolfing down · bolting · gobbling · scarfing
savouringignoring
Deliberately not noticing
disregarding · overlooking · neglecting · taking for granted · dismissing
savouringrushing
Rapid forward movement
hurrying · hastening · glossing over · getting through · dispatching
savory, savor, flavoring, unsavory, savoring, savored, savors, flavoured, savoury