Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

savour of

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: savour of
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have a suggestion or trace of a quality or attribute.

British usage; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"In conclusion, it may savour of anticlimax to mention that from May 22 the famous "Sud Express," over the same route, has been covering the 359.7 miles from Paris Austerlitz to Bordeaux in 4 hr. 59 min. daily, at a start-to-stop average of 72.2 m.p.h., and that the northbound train has been taking 5 hr. 7 min. for an average of 70.3."

Usage

British usage
Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

savours of (present, singular) savouring of (participle, present) savoured of (participle, past) savoured of (past) savor of (alternative)

Questions

What does savour of mean?: To have a suggestion or trace of a quality or attribute.

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