Synonyms

flavor

American

[fley-ver] / ˈfleɪ vər /

especially British, flavour

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.

Synonyms:

seasoning
the characteristic quality of a thing.

He captured the flavor of the experience in his book.

Synonyms:

spirit, essence
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).

flavor Scientific

/ 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.

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

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“How strange,” Calderón thought to himself noticing the meal’s Asian flavors.

From Los Angeles Times

“Do you want to start your first day at Somewhere Middle School not knowing anybody’s names or hobbies or favorite shows or preferred ice cream flavors?”

From Literature

Foreign flavor can be the thing to spice up any portfolio, but don’t ignore the virtues of home comforts.

From Barron's

When we taste something we are actually experiencing a combination of three senses: touch, smell and taste – or gustation – which combine to produce the flavors we perceive in food and drinks.

From Science Daily

Coca-Cola recently expanded its flavored soda lineup, launching Coca-Cola Cherry Float and bringing back Diet Coke Cherry in the U.S. and Canada.

From Barron's

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