savoriness

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noun

The property of being savory, one of the five basic tastes.

Similar
umamibrothinessmeatinessumaminessflavorsomenessflavoursomeness
OriginEnglish savory ← Middle English savory ← Old French savouré →
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Meanings

nounsavoriness (uncountable)

alternative savouriness

  1. uncountableThe property of being savory, one of the five basic tastes.

    Synonyms: umami, brothiness, meatiness, umami, umaminess

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe property of being savory, one of the five basic tastes.

Similar
umamibrothinessmeatinessumamiumaminess

More synonyms by meaning

nounhaving an appetizing flavor

Similar
flavorsomenessflavoursomeness
Broader
appetizingnessappetisingness
Also see
flavorsomenessumamiumaminess

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsapōrem
  2. Old Frenchsavour
  3. Old Frenchsavouré
  4. Middle Englishsavourie
  5. Middle Englishsavory
  6. Englishsavory
  7. Englishsavoriness

From savory + -ness.

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APA

savoriness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/savoriness

MLA

“savoriness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/savoriness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “savoriness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/savoriness.

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