[syn: season, flavor, flavour]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Flavor \Fla"vor\, n. [OF. fleur, flaur (two syllables), odor,
cf. F. fleurer to emit an odor, It. flatore a bad odor, prob.
fr. L. flare to bow, whence the sense of exhalation. Cf.
Blow.] [Written also flavour.]
1. That quality of anything which affects the smell; odor;
fragrances; as, the flavor of a rose.
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2. That quality of anything which affects the taste; that
quality which gratifies the palate; relish; zest; savor;
as, the flavor of food or drink.
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3. That which imparts to anything a peculiar odor or taste,
gratifying to the sense of smell, or the nicer perceptions
of the palate; a substance which flavors.
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4. That quality which gives character to any of the
productions of literature or the fine arts.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
flavour \flavour\ v. t.
same as flavor, v. and n.. [Chiefly Brit.]
Syn: season, flavor, give flavor.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
flavour
n 1: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the
effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited
him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it
had the smell of treason" [syn: spirit, tone, feel,
feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell]
2: (physics) the six kinds of quarks [syn: flavor, flavour]
3: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into
the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity,
savor, savour, smack, nip, tang]
v 1: lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting
it" [syn: season, flavor, flavour]