Usually means: Flavorful, not sweet, often salty.
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We found 35 dictionaries that define the word savory:

General (26 matching dictionaries)
  1. savory: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. savory: Merriam-Webster
  3. savory, savory: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. savory, savory: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. savory: Collins English Dictionary
  6. savory: Vocabulary.com
  7. Savory, savory: Wordnik
  8. savory: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. Savory, savory: Wiktionary
  10. savory: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. savory: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. savory: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. savory: Dictionary.com
  14. savory (adj.), savory (n.): Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. Savory (disambiguation), Savory (genus), Savory (herb), Savory (ice cream), Savory (song), Savory: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Savory: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. savory: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. savory: Rhymezone
  19. savory: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. savory: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. savory: FreeDictionary.org
  22. savory: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. savory: TheFreeDictionary.com
  24. savory: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

Art (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. savory: Linda's Culinary Dictionary
  2. Epicurus.com Cheese Glossary (No longer online)
  3. Encyclopedia of Spices (No longer online)
  4. Natural Magick (No longer online)

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. savory: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. savory: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. savory: Natural Health glossary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. savory: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. BBC Food Glossary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
▸ adjective:  Tasty, attractive to the palate.
▸ adjective:  Salty and/or spicy, but not sweet.
▸ adjective:  umami, modern
▸ adjective:  (figuratively) Morally or ethically acceptable.
▸ noun:  (American spelling) A savory snack.
▸ noun:  Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings.
▸ noun:  The leaves of these plants used as a flavouring.
▸ noun:  A surname.

Similar:
savoury, zesty, tasty, mouth-watering, piquant, appetizing, tasteful, spicy, inoffensive, micromeria juliana, more...

Opposite:
sweet, sugary, syrupy

Types:
salty, spicy, sour, bitter, umami, smoky, herbaceous, garlicky, cheesy, more...

Phrases:
summer savory, winter savory, Allan Savory, savory taste, savory bagel flavor, more...

Adjectives:
young, least, late, solemn, most

Colors:
    olive,     sage,     mustard,     umber,     saffron, more...


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Similar:
savoury, zesty, tasty, mouth-watering, piquant, appetizing, tasteful, spicy, inoffensive, micromeria juliana, more...

Opposite:
sweet, sugary, syrupy

Types:
salty, spicy, sour, bitter, umami, smoky, herbaceous, garlicky, cheesy, more...

Phrases:
summer savory, winter savory, Allan Savory, savory taste, savory bagel flavor, savory food, savory flavor, savory rice dish, savory food quality, sweet and savory, savory smelling, savory minced meat pastry, more...

Adjectives:
young, least, late, solemn, most

Colors:
    olive,     sage,     mustard,     umber,     saffron, more...



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