flavor

American  

[fley-ver] / ˈfleɪ vər /

especially British, flavour

noun

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

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

   Synonyms:

   seasoning

3. the characteristic quality of a thing.

   He captured the flavor of the experience in his book.

   Synonyms:

   spirit, essence

4. a particular quality noticeable in a thing.

   language with a strong nautical flavor.

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

6. Archaic. smell, odor, or aroma.

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verb (used with object)

1. to give flavor to (something).

flavor Scientific  

/ flā′vər /

1. 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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Related Words

See taste.

Other Word Forms

• deflavor verb (used with object)
• flavorless adjective
• overflavor verb
• preflavor noun
• unflavored adjective
• well-flavored adjective

Etymology

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,” ( flatus ), perhaps with -or of fētor fetor

Example Sentences

AI systems reflect the biases embedded in their data, training and design, and attempts to regulate such bias often end up trading one flavor of bias for another.

From Salon

Flight attendants squeezed lime juice on Biscoff to create Key lime pie flavor, and passengers tried their luck scoring extra packages to bring home.

From The Wall Street Journal

He enjoys the flavor, he said, but he’s especially impressed that his food at sushi restaurants travels on conveyor belts.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company infused its noodles with protein and nutrients from spinach, pumpkin and kale, and said its ingredients and flavors warrant a price that is more than twice what Kraft’s sells for.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Exercise is wonderful, but it comes in two flavors.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• acidity
• aroma
• essence
• extract
• seasoning
• sweetness
• zest