flavor

[ fley-ver ]

/ ˈfleɪ vər /

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noun

taste, especially the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.

a substance or extract that provides a particular taste; flavoring.

the characteristic quality of a thing: He captured the flavor of the experience in his book.

a particular quality noticeable in a thing: language with a strong nautical flavor.

Physics. any of the six labels given to the distinct kinds of quark: up, down, strange, charm, bottom, and top.

Archaic. smell, odor, or aroma.

verb (used with object)

to give flavor to (something).

SYNONYMS FOR flavor

2 seasoning.

3 essence, spirit.

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Also especially British, fla·vour .

Origin of flavor

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French fla(o)ur, from unattested Late Latin flātor “stench, breath,” alteration of Latin flātus a “blowing, breathing,” (see flatus), perhaps with -or of fētorfetor

synonym study for flavor

1. See taste.

OTHER WORDS FROM flavor

fla·vor·less, adjectivede·fla·vor, verb (used with object)o·ver·fla·vor, verbpre·fla·vor, noun, verb (used with object)

un·fla·vored, adjectivewell-flavored, adjective

Words nearby flavor

flavone, flavonoid, flavonol, flavoprotein, flavopurpurin, flavor, flavor enhancer, flavorful, flavoring, flavorist, flavor of the month

Example sentences from the Web for flavor

Lauren Chandler, a culinary instructor based in Portland, Oregon, likes to toss boiled potatoes with a vinaigrette and tons of fresh herbs to add heft and flavor to any salad.
How to Make Salad You'll Actually Want to Eat|AC Shilton|August 26, 2020|Outside Online
With a little help from her mom and boyfriend, Mooreland gets settled in her new place — upgraded from a studio to a one-bedroom in downtown Chicago — then enhances the place with her vibe and flavor.
The Big Moment: Master the Move-in|Joshua Eferighe|August 25, 2020|Ozy
When neurophysiologist Debarghya Dutta Banik and colleagues turned off the sensing abilities of more specific taste cells in mice, the researchers were startled to find other cells responding to flavors.
Newly discovered cells in mice can sense four of the five tastes|Carolyn Wilke|August 13, 2020|Science News
She studies the brain’s response to flavor and food at Mersin University in Turkey.
Can we taste fat? The brain thinks so|Bethany Brookshire|July 24, 2020|Science News For Students

Our plan is anchored by a new centralized 12-acre park, which will help the ballot measure succeed rather than turning voters off by offering them a massive traffic-generating development with no local flavor.
Public Benefits Define Midway Proposal|Frank Wolden, Aruna Doddapaneni and Colin Parent|July 21, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Tosi has been using cereal milk as a flavor ever since 2007, and she says it taps into a universal “memory sensor.”
Cereal Cafe’s Big Bowl of Hate|David Levesley|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While the flavor is nowhere near as popular as the original, 10 percent of the one million cases of Zima sold each year are pink.
In Japan, Zima Haz No Zexual Preference|Jake Adelstein, Angela Erika Kubo|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yeah, you get a flavor of his brutality, you get a flavor of his family life, you get a flavor of him helping the people.
Gangster in Paradise: Benicio Del Toro Is Pablo Escobar|Alex Suskind|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Whether the faith-based wave will be a long-term trend, or just another Hollywood flavor of the month remains to be seen.
Bible Flicks Move Beyond the B-List|Lewis Beale|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Basically any quality of weed will do, since the extraction of THC is the point and not the flavor or loftiness of effect.
This Is Your E-Cigarette on Drugs|Daniel Genis|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This swinging in the pan dissolves the flavor, which solidifies in the bottom of the pan; it greatly improves the sauce.
American Cookery|Various
The more rapidly it cools, the more delicate will be its flavor, and the better it will keep.
Science in the Kitchen.|Mrs. E. E. Kellogg
Thin with sweet milk, flavor with ginger and spices, or vanilla can be used.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book|Victor Hirtzler
Cook slowly until tender; rapid boiling evaporates the flavor.
Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous|Thomas Taylor
The flavor of vengeance was hot in my mouth, and filled me with delirious satisfaction.
Vendetta|Marie Corelli

Scientific definitions for flavor

flavor

[ flā′vər ]

Any of six classifications of quark varieties, distinguished by mass and electric charge. The flavors have the names up, down, strange, charm, top, and bottom. Protons in atomic nuclei are composed of two up quarks and one down quark, while neutrons consist of one up quark and two down quarks. The flavor of a quark may be changed in interactions involving the weak force.

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