Hankering vs Relish - What's the difference?

Hankering is a related term of relish.

As verbs the difference between hankering and relish

is that hankering is while relish is (obsolete|intransitive) to taste; to have a specified taste or flavour.

As nouns the difference between hankering and relish

is that hankering is (often|followed by for or after) a strong, restless desire, longing, or mental inclination while relish is a pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.

hankering

English

Verb

(head)

* 2008 May 23, James Graff, " Lost: Labour's Love for Brown," Time :

[T]here is a clear sense that Britain is hankering for a change at the top.

Noun

(en noun)

(often, followed by for or after) A strong, restless desire, longing, or mental inclination.

* 1840 , , The Knight of Malta :

I found that he had dipped a little in chimerical studies and had a hankering after astrology and alchymy.

* 1849 , , Shirley , ch. 1:

Mike says he even likes to talk to him and run after him, but he has a hankering that Moore should be made an example of.

* 1861 , , Framley Parsonage , ch. 4:

One may say that hankering after naughty things is the very essence of the evil into which we have been precipitated by Adam's fall.

* 1904 , , Dialstone Lane . ch. 2:

"Some people are fond of a stay-at-home life, but I always had a hankering after adventures."

* 2010 Aug. 12, Michael D. Lemonick, " Study: Lucy's Relatives Used Tools to Butcher Meat," Time :

In other words, some species of human ancestor . . . not only had a hankering for meat, which scientists had not expected, but used tools to get it.

Synonyms

* craving

Anagrams

relish

English

(wikipedia relish)

Noun

(es)

A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.

* 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 12.

A Laplander or Negro has no notion of the relish of wine.

* Milton

Much pleasure we have lost while we abstained / From this delightful fruit, nor known till now / True relish , tasting.

* Addison

When liberty is gone, / Life grows insipid, and has lost its relish .

Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.

* Alexander Pope

It preserves some relish of old writing.

A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.

* Macaulay

a relish for whatever was excellent in arts

* Cowper

I have a relish for moderate praise, because it bids fair to be judicious.

That which is used to impart a flavor; specifically, something taken with food to render it more palatable or to stimulate the appetite; a condiment.

A cooked or pickled sauce, usually made with vegetables or fruits, generally used as a condiment.

* '>citation

In a wooden frame, the projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.

Hyponyms

* See also

Verb

(es)

(obsolete) To taste; to have a specified taste or flavour.

*, II.3.3:

honourable enterprises are accompanied with dangers and damages, as experience evinceth; they will make the rest of thy life relish the better.

* Shakespeare

Had I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not have relished among my other discredits.

* Woodward

A theory, which, how much soever it may relish of wit and invention, hath no foundation in nature.

To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeable, to make appetizing.

* Dryden

a sav'ry bit that served to relish wine

To taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of; to take great pleasure in.

He relishes their time together.

I don't relish the idea of going out tonight.

* Shakespeare

Now I begin to relish thy advice.

* Atterbury

He knows how to prize his advantages, and to relish the honours which he enjoys.

Synonyms

* appreciate * delight in * enjoy * like * revel