1
: characteristic flavor
especially
: pleasing or zestful flavor
2
: a quantity just sufficient to flavor or characterize : trace
3
a
: enjoyment of or delight in something that satisfies one's tastes, inclinations, or desires
eat with great relish
b
: a strong liking : inclination
has little relish for sports
4
a
: something adding a zestful flavor
especially
: a condiment (as of pickles or green tomatoes) eaten with other food to add flavor
b
relished; relishing; relishes
1
: to add relish to
2
: to be pleased or gratified by : enjoy
3
: to eat or drink with pleasure
4
: to appreciate with taste and discernment
: to have a characteristic or pleasing taste
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Examples of relish in a Sentence
Noun
I like to eat hot dogs with mustard and relish.
She plays the role with great relish.
He took particular relish in pointing out my error.
Verb
I relish traveling to new places.
I don't relish the idea of working late tonight.
He relishes the chance to compete again.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
Fred can point out all of the details that went into the party and relish in how happy that made everyone.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Audiard seems to relish the memory of all that back-and-forth.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The film treats Ryder’s Beth as the evil hag witch who the virginal hard worker Nina has to beat to achieve her dreams, and Ryder plays that role with relish and gusto.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
Fred can point out all of the details that went into the party and relish in how happy that made everyone.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
The belief is that people will relish having generative AI perform their chores such as filling out online forms, composing and sending emails for you, and otherwise acting as a kind of agentic AI doing your bidding.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Audiard seems to relish the memory of all that back-and-forth.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Relish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relish. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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