Salty vs. Savory

Difference Between Salty and Savory
Saltyadjective
Tasting of salt.
Savoryadjective
Tasty, attractive to the palate.
The fine restaurant presented an array of savory dishes; each was delicious.Saltyadjective
Containing salt.
Savoryadjective
Salty and/or spicy, but not sweet.
The mushrooms, meat, bread, rice, peanuts and potatoes were all good savory foods.The savory duck contrasted well with the sweet sauce.Saltyadjective
(figuratively) Coarse, provocative, earthy; said of language.
Savoryadjective
(figuratively) Morally or ethically acceptable.
Readers are to be warned that quotations in this chapter contain some not so savory language.Saltyadjective
(figuratively) Experienced, especially used to indicate a veteran of the naval services; salty dog (from salt of the sea).
Savorynoun
(American spelling) A savory snack.
Saltyadjective
Irritated, annoyed (from the sharp, spicy flavor of salt).
Savorynoun
Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings.
Saltyadjective
Indignant or offended due to over-sensitivity, humourlessness, or defeat (implying the person is a crybaby, shedding salty tears); said of interlocutors expressing indignation, or merely disagreement.
Savorynoun
The leaves of these plants used as a flavouring.
Saltyadjective
(linguistics) Pertaining to the Sardinian language and those dialects of Catalan, spoken in the Balearic Islands and along the coast of Catalonia, that use definitive articles descended from the Latin self instead of the Latin that.
Savorynoun
any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees
Saltyadjective
engagingly stimulating or provocative;
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dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions
Saltyadjective
containing salt;
a saline solutionsalty tearsSavorynoun
either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family
Saltyadjective
one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water
Savorynoun
an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre
Savoryadjective
morally respectable or inoffensive;
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having an agreeably pungent taste
Savoryadjective
pleasing to the sense of taste