fla|vor

fla|vor
fla|vor «FLAY vuhr», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a taste, especially a characteristic taste: »

Chocolate and vanilla have different flavors.

SYNONYM(S): savor, smack, tang. See syn. under taste. (Cf. ↑taste)
2. a thing used to give a certain taste to food or drink; flavoring.
3. Figurative. a special quality: »

Stories about ships and sailors have a flavor of the sea. Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor (William Cowper).

4. a smell; aroma; odor: »

the flavor of onions. A general flavor of mild decay (Oliver Wendell Holmes).

5. Nuclear Physics. a hypothetical property, such as strangeness, that distinguishes one subatomic particle from another: »

The different kinds of quarks or leptons are known technically as flavors (Robert H. March).

–v.t.
1. to give an added taste to; season: »

We use salt, pepper, and spices to flavor food. The onion flavors the whole stew.

2. Figurative. to give an exciting quality to: »

Many exciting adventures flavor an explorer's life.

╂[alteration of Old French flur, perhaps ultimately < Latin fragrāre emit odor]
–fla´vor|er, noun.
–fla´vor|less, adjective.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • fla´vor|er — fla|vor «FLAY vuhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a taste, especially a characteristic taste: »Chocolate and vanilla have different flavors. SYNONYM(S): savor, smack, tang. See syn. under taste. (Cf. ↑taste) 2. a thing used to give a certain taste to food… …   Useful english dictionary

  • fla|vor|y — «FLAY vuhr ee», adjective. vor|i|er, vor|i|est. = flavorsome. (Cf. ↑flavorsome) …   Useful english dictionary

  • fla´vor|less — fla|vor «FLAY vuhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a taste, especially a characteristic taste: »Chocolate and vanilla have different flavors. SYNONYM(S): savor, smack, tang. See syn. under taste. (Cf. ↑taste) 2. a thing used to give a certain taste to food… …   Useful english dictionary

  • fla´vor|ful|ly — fla|vor|ful «FLAY vuhr fuhl», adjective. having flavor and interest; tasty: »Figurative. She had tasted the simple life and found it flavorful (New Yorker). –fla´vor|ful|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • fla|vor|ful — «FLAY vuhr fuhl», adjective. having flavor and interest; tasty: »Figurative. She had tasted the simple life and found it flavorful (New Yorker). –fla´vor|ful|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • fla|vor|ing — «FLAY vuhr ihng», noun. something used to give a certain taste to food or drink: »vanilla flavoring, chocolate flavoring …   Useful english dictionary

  • fla|vor|ous — «FLAY vuhr uhs», adjective. full of flavor; pleasant to the smell or taste …   Useful english dictionary

  • fla|vor|some — «FLAY vuhr suhm», adjective. full of flavor; flavorful …   Useful english dictionary

  • Fla-Vor-Ice — As the name implies, Fla Vor Ice trade; is the trademark name for a type of frozen ice pop. Unlike traditional ice pops, which include a wooden stick, Fla Vor Ice is sold in and eaten out of a cellophane tube. Also unlike traditional pops, they… …   Wikipedia

  • off-fla|vor — «AWF FLAY vuhr, OF », noun. an undesirable or unnatural flavor: »The off flavor from one egg can cause off flavor to an entire case of eggs (Seattle Times Magazine) …   Useful english dictionary

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