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Antonyms for relish

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : rel-ish
Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛl ɪʃ

Definition of relish

Origin :
  • 1520s, "taste, flavor," alteration of reles "scent, taste, aftertaste," (c.1300), from Old French relais, reles, "something remaining, that which is left behind," from relaisser "to leave behind" (see release (v.)). Meaning "enjoyment of the taste or flavor of something" is attested from 1640s. Sense of "condiment, that which imparts flavor" is first recorded 1797. The stuff you put on hot dogs is a sweet green pickle relish.
  • noun great appreciation of something
  • verb look forward to; appreciate
Example sentences :
  • She evidently did not relish his glib talk about the university.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • The men did not relish the idea of quitting the spot; but, after some talk, they came into my plan.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • My mother, who saw that I did not relish the asses' milk, put in a word for me.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • The porter could hardly refrain, from smacking his lips with an air of relish as he said this.
  • Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
  • She came running to me with a suggestion for economizing in the manufacture of the relish.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • He was not afraid, but he did not relish the indignity that was proposed.
  • Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton
  • This, in a supercilious air, while she drew from the narghilah the smoke, which I could not relish.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • Those who can relish sour buttermilk, will find it still more light, and it is reckoned very beneficial in consumptive cases.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • They always serve them up before dinner in Russia as a kind of relish.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, July 27, 1880 » by Various
  • But, said Glaucon, interposing, you have not given them a relish to their meal.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

Synonyms for relish

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