relish

CEFRC1

/ˈɹɛlɪʃ/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To enjoy something greatly.

  2. 02

    noun

    A spicy sauce made from chopped vegetables or fruit.

Examples

  • He did not relish this simple family life.

  • Dangers give relish to an adventure.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɹelɪʃ/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. A small amount; a tinge, a trace.

  2. Followed by for: one's liking or taste for something; a fondness.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Flavour or taste; (countable) an instance of this.

More examples

In context

  • I don’t relish the idea of going out tonight.

  • I have a relish for moderate praise, because it bids fair to be judicious.

  • He relishes their time together.

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Antonyms

Quick test

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She blank every bite of the delicious chocolate cake, savoring the rich flavor.

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Origin

verb

The noun is a variant of release (“(obsolete) odour, scent”), from Middle English reles, relese (“odour, scent; taste; efficacy, power”), probably from Anglo-Norman reles, relais, or Old French reles, relais (“that which is left behind, remainder, residue”), from relaisser, relaschier (“to liberate, release; to relax”) (modern French relâcher), from Latin relaxāre, the present active infinitive of relaxō (“to stretch out or widen again, loosen, slacken; (figurative) to ease, relax”), from re- (prefix meaning ‘again; back, backwards’) + laxō (“to release, undo; to relax”) (from laxus (“spacious, wide; loose, slack”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg- (“to slacken; to tire out”)) +...