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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | taste, flavor |
| Synonyms: | odor, piquancy, relish, salt, sapidity, sapor, scent, smack, smell, spice, tang, tinge, zest |
| Main Entry: | savor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | delight in, enjoy |
| Synonyms: | appreciate, experience, feel, gloat, know, like, luxuriate in, partake, relish, revel in, sample, sip, smack, smell, taste |
| Antonyms: | dislike, refuse, shun |
| Main Entry: | appreciate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | value highly |
| Synonyms: | admire, adore, applaud, apprise, cherish, enjoy, esteem, extol, honor, like, look up to, love, praise, prize, rate highly, regard, relish, respect, savor, treasure |
| Notes: | the use of 'appreciate' should involve valuing something or understanding it sympathetically, and when there is no value or sympathy, use 'recognize' or 'understand'; appreciate first meant 'set at a price; appraised' |
| Main Entry: | bask |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lie in glory |
| Synonyms: | delight in, derive pleasure, enjoy, indulge, luxuriate, relish, revel, rollick, savor, take comfort, take pleasure, wallow, welter |
| Main Entry: | bouquet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | aroma |
| Synonyms: | aura, balm, fragrance, incense, odor, perfume, redolence, savor, scent, smell, spice |
| Main Entry: | delight in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take pleasure from |
| Synonyms: | admire, adore, amuse oneself, appreciate, be content, be pleased, cherish, dig*, eat up, enjoy, feast on, get a kick out of, get high on, get off on, glory in, groove on, indulge in, like, live a little, live it up, love, luxuriate in, relish, revel in, savor |
| Antonyms: | dislike, hate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enjoy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take pleasure in, from something |
| Synonyms: | adore, appreciate, be entertained, be fond of, be pleased, cotton to, delight in, dig*, dote on, drink in, eat up, fancy, flip over, freak out on, get a charge out of, get a kick out of, get high on, go, have a ball, have a good time, have fun, like, live a little, live it up, love, luxuriate in, mind, paint the town, rejoice in, relish, revel in, savor, take joy in, thrill to |
| Antonyms: | detest, dislike, hate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enjoyment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | delight in something |
| Synonyms: | amusement, delectation, diversion, enjoying, entertainment, fruition, fun, gladness, gratification, gusto, happiness, hedonism, indulgence, joy, loving, luxury, pleasure, recreation, rejoicing, relaxation, relish, satisfaction, savor, self-indulgence, sensuality, thrill, triumph, zest |
| Antonyms: | displeasure, dissatisfaction, misery, sorrow, unhappiness, woe |
| Main Entry: | feature |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | characteristic |
| Synonyms: | affection, angle, article, aspect, attribute, character, component, constituent, detail, differential, earmark*, element, facet, factor, gag, gimmick, hallmark, idiosyncrasy, individuality, ingredient, integrant, item, mark, notability, particularity, peculiarity, point, property, quality, savor, slant*, speciality, specialty, trait, twist*, unit, virtue |
| Notes: | the opener comes first in a three-comic show, followed by the feature, followed by the headliner |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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