Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
flavor (noun)1.
a) archaic - odor fragrance
b) the quality of something that affects the sense of taste
c) the blend of taste and smell sensations evoked by a substance in the mouth - the flavor of apples
2.
a substance that - flavors artificial flavors
3.
a) characteristic or predominant quality - the ethnic flavor of a neighborhood
b) a distinctive appealing or enlivening quality - her performance adds flavor to the show
4.
a) - variety
b) a property that distinguishes different types of elementary particles (as quarks or neutrinos) , also any of the different types of particles that are distinguished by flavor
5.
- version flavors of software
6.
one that is in the center of public attention for a limited time - usually used in phrases like flavor of the month
transitive verb
to give or add flavor to
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
flavor (noun)1.
a special quality or impression associated with something
SYNONYMS:
air, ambience ( ambiance), aroma, atmosphere, climate, flavor, halo, karma, mood, nimbus, note, odor, patina, smell, temper, vibration(s)RELATED WORDS:
aureole ( aureola), mystique, romance; genius loci; feel, feeling, sensation, sense, spirit; attribute, character, characteristic, image, mark, notion, peculiarity, picture, property, trait; color, illusion, overtone, semblance, suggestion, tone2.
something (as a spice or herb) that adds an agreeable or interesting taste to food
SYNONYMS:
flavor, flavoring, spiceRELATED WORDS:
sauce3.
the property of a substance that can be identified by the sense of taste
SYNONYMS:
flavor, savor ( savour)RELATED WORDS:
relish, smack, tang; savoriness, tastiness; aftertasteNEAR ANTONYMS:
tastelessness4.
a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
SYNONYMS:
buzz, chic, craze, dernier cri, enthusiasm, fashion, flavor, go, hot ticket, last word, latest, mode, rage, sensation, style, ton, trend, vogueRELATED WORDS:
nine days' wonder ( nine day wonder); new wave; crush, infatuation; fervor, passion; furor, fuss, hullabaloo, to-do, uproar; bandwagon, crusade, cult, movement; novelty, wrinkle; caprice, fancy, whimNEAR ANTONYMS:
classic, standardto make more pleasant to the taste by adding something intensely flavored
SYNONYMS:
flavor, lace, savor ( savour), spiceRELATED WORDS:
enhance, enrich, sauce; pepper, salt; aromatize, perfumeFlavor (Wikipedia)
Flavor (Wiktionary)
English
Alternative forms
- flavour (British spelling)
Etymology
From Middle English flavour meaning “smell, odour”, usually pleasing, borrowed from Old French flaour (“smell, odour”) (cfr. Sicilian ciàguru, its etymology and semantic), from Vulgar Latin *flātor (“odour, that which blows”), from Latin flātor (“blower”), from flō, flāre (“to blow, puff”), ultimately from Proto-Indo
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