relish

1. 1.

   derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

   “She relished her fame and basked in her glory”

   Synonymsenjoybasksavorsavour

   Narrowerfeast one's eyesdevour

Other forms of relish

plural

relishes·

past tense

relished·

present participle

relishing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about relish

What does relish mean?

relish means "vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in relish?

relish has 2 syllables: rel-ish. The stress falls on "rel". In IPA it is /ˈɹɛlɪʃ/.

What is another word for relish?

Close synonyms include gusto, zest, zestfulness, flavor, flavour. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is relish a common word?

relish is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.