savory applies to both taste and aroma and suggests piquancy and often spiciness.

SAVORY meaning: 1 : having a pleasant taste or smell; 2 : having a spicy or salty quality without being sweet

If you say that something is not savory, you mean that it is not pleasant or socially acceptable:

Savory, in its essence, describes a taste that is not sweet. It encompasses a range of flavors from salty and umami to earthy and sometimes even slightly bitter, creating a complex and …

1. Appetizing to the taste or smell: a savory stew. 2. Piquant, pungent, or salty to the taste; not sweet. 3. Morally respectable; inoffensive: a past that was scarcely savory.

Definition of savory adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Something savory is full of flavor, delicious and tasty — usually something that someone has cooked. In the world of cuisine, savory is also often used to mean the opposite of sweet, or salty.

Savory food has a salty or spicy flavor rather than a sweet one. ...all sorts of sweet and savory breads.

SAVORY definition: having a salty, spicy, or piquant flavor; not sweet. See examples of savory used in a sentence.

SAVORY definition: 1. US spelling of savoury 2. a plant of the mint family, used in cooking as a herb: 3. Savory food…. Learn more.