savoury vs dainty

savoury and dainty both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
savoury	Yes	Yes	No	No
dainty	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, dainty is a hypernym of savoury; that is, dainty is a word with a broader meaning than savoury:

savoury: an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre
dainty: something considered choice to eat

Other hypernyms of savoury include delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat.

savoury (noun)	dainty (noun)
either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family	something considered choice to eat
an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre

savoury (adjective)	dainty (adjective)
morally wholesome or acceptable	delicately beautiful
having a pleasant taste	excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
having an agreeably pungent taste	especially pleasing to the taste