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savourless

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savour or savor (ˈseɪvə)

—n
1.	the quality in a substance that is perceived by the sense of taste or smell
2.	a specific taste or smell: the savour of lime
3.	a slight but distinctive quality or trace
4.	the power to excite interest: the savour of wit has been lost
5.	archaic reputation

—vb (often foll by of) (often foll by of)
6.	to possess the taste or smell (of)
7.	to have a suggestion (of)
8.	(tr) to give a taste to; season
9.	(tr) to taste or smell, esp appreciatively
10.	(tr) to relish or enjoy

[C13: from Old French savour, from Latin sapor taste, from sapere to taste]

savor or savor

—n

—vb

[C13: from Old French savour, from Latin sapor taste, from sapere to taste]

'savourless or savor

—*adj*

'savorless or savor

—*adj*

'savorous or savor

—*adj*

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WordNet

savourless
adjective
lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" [syn: bland]

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