flavor Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
    flavour; look; feel; tone; feeling; smell; spirit.
    • the feel of the city excited him
    • a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
    • it had the smell of treason
  2. noun the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
    nip; tang; flavour; savor; savour; sapidity; smack; relish.
  3. noun (physics) the six kinds of quarks
    flavour.
  4. verb lend flavor to
    season; flavour.
    • Season the chicken breast after roasting it

WordNet

Fla"vor noun
Etymology
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.
Definitions
  1. That quality of anything which affects the smell; odor; fragrances; as, the flavor of a rose.
  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.
  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.
  4. That quality which gives character to any of the productions of literature or the fine arts.
Fla"vor transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Flavored ; present participle & verbal noun Flavoring
Definitions
  1. To give flavor to; to add something (as salt or a spice) to, to give character or zest.

Webster 1913