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noun

ˈre-lish How to pronounce relish (audio)
Definition of relishnext
1
as in liking
positive regard for something she has great relish for early morning walks, which she takes nearly every day

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2
as in enjoyment
the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met ate the bowl of ice cream with relish

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relish

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verb

as in to enjoy
to take pleasure in visit again real soon, for I relish your company

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Recent Examples of relish
Noun
There is no writer like Stoppard for advocating gloriously, with such relish in the argument, for both form and chaos — the miraculous possibility of meaning and the painful, worthwhile human mess that will, for the most part, obscure it. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026 Ginger is also found in many cuisines around the world, including German Pfeffernüsse cookies, Australian marmalades, Moroccan tagines, and American cranberry relish. — Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
Passengers are savvy travelers, primarily American, who relish cruising and, with this line, truly appreciate fine food and wine. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026 Maeve wakes up unhinged, manipulating her not-grandson Eddie (Anson Boon) and relishing a gunfight that leaves a hole in her husband’s chest like a typical partner might celebrate a birthday party. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for relish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relish
  1. liking
  2. enjoyment
  3. enjoy
  4. like
  5. pleasure
  6. savor
  7. appetite
  8. contentment
Noun
  • The 37-year-old, clad in a white tank top, loose gray sweatpants and white gym socks, looks back on the years that went into building the home to her liking.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Content creator Josh Lora, also known as @tellthebees, posted on TikTok that people are trying to rewrite the reality of professionalism to their liking—and that those who bring coffee into an interview won’t get the job.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of liking
Noun
  • They were found to sharply increase how long people continued to engage, but often for reasons of anger and curiosity, rather than enjoyment.
    — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Richardson discusses how his early fascination with science and his enjoyment of science fiction has influenced his poetry and considers the way his aphorisms counterbalance his more lyric poems.
    — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of enjoyment
Verb
  • Homegrown chip design firm SkyeChip also enjoyed a blockbuster IPO on the Bursa Malaysia stock exchange in May, surging 300% on its main market debut.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Fans of modernist architecture will find much else to enjoy, too – not least in Ibirapuera Park, with its striking array of mid-century buildings by Oscar Niemeyer, including the pavilion that now houses the superb Museu Afro Brasil.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of enjoy
Noun
  • At one point Facebook created MSI, or Meaningful Social Interactions, which favor shares over likes, a process that intensifies engagement.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The level of insight in the resulting dossiers makes social-media algorithms that study your likes and clicks look quaint.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of like
Noun
  • His ambition is mostly to lure new customers — including the #BookTok generation — off their screens and into the stores to experience the IRL pleasures of book shopping.
    — Andy Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Your work has long played with pleasure, kink and the tension between what is proper and what is provocative — from your infamous jockstraps to the recent patent leather groom who closed the recent men’s show in Milan.
    — Tyler Matthew Oyer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of pleasure
Verb
  • Droog takes time to savor his accomplishments while also dealing with years of repressed emotions.
    — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Nearly three years later, London savored every drive while the Falcons scored their most points in a decade in a 45-24 win over the Saints in New Orleans.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of savor
Noun
  • Of note for more adventurous appetites are the oxtail and blue cheese pizza or Zambian whole bream fish.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The asset manager is among a growing number of global firms in Abu Dhabi’s financial center, ADGM, drawn by proximity to sovereign wealth funds like ADIA and Mubadala, family offices, and the region’s expanding appetite for private credit.
    — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of appetite
Noun
  • Yet as related here in the low-key delivery of someone who not just survived but lived to be 101 years old, Jaku was able to enjoy the love, peace, contentment and security he was denied in his youth.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The Straits of Florida glisten and the sun leaves a feeling of hazy contentment.
    — Oliver Wu, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of contentment

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