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savory vs delicacy

delicacy vs savory

savory and delicacy both are nouns.

savory is an adjective but delicacy is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
savory Yes Yes No No
delicacy Yes No No No
As nouns, delicacy is a hypernym of savory; that is, delicacy is a word with a broader meaning than savory:
  • savory: an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre
  • delicacy: something considered choice to eat
Other hypernyms of savory include dainty, goody, kickshaw, treat.
savory (noun) delicacy (noun)
either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre subtly skillful handling of a situation
any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees lack of physical strength
dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions slenderness
lightness in movement or manner
refined taste; tact
something considered choice to eat
savory (adjective) delicacy (adjective)
morally wholesome or acceptable
having a pleasant taste
having an agreeably pungent taste
Difference between savory and delicacy

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