savor of
C1 formal inseparable transitive
In simple words
To have a slight smell, taste, or feeling of something; to suggest a certain quality.
Literal meaning: To taste or smell of something — the literal sense transfers to figurative quality.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
formal
To have a hint or suggestion of a particular quality or characteristic, especially something negative or suspicious.
"His sudden generosity savored of a hidden agenda, and few trusted it."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Literary and formal. More common in older writing than in contemporary usage. The American spelling 'savor of' and the British 'savour of' are identical in meaning. Often used to suggest something slightly suspicious or unworthy.
Commonly used with
heresy arrogance deception ambition intrigue flattery
Forms
Base
savor of
I/you/we/they
3rd person
savors of
he/she/it
Past simple
savored of
yesterday
Past participle
savored of
have + pp
-ing form
savoring of
continuous
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