flavor 
fla·vor (flā′vər)
noun
- Archaic an odor; smell; aroma
- that quality of a substance that is a mixing of its characteristic taste and smell
- taste in general a soup lacking flavor
- any substance added to a food, medicine, etc. to give it a particular taste; flavoring
- the characteristic quality of something; distinctive nature the flavor of the city
- Particle Physics any of the six basic types of quarks or leptons: down quark, up quark, charmed quark, strange quark, top quark, and bottom quark are the names used by physicists to distinguish the six types
Etymology: ME flavour, an odor, altered (by analogy with savour, savor) < OFr flaur < VL *flator, odor < L flatare, to blow, freq. of flare, blow (see blast), prob. infl. by foetor, foul odor
transitive verb
to give flavor to
flavor
n.
That which pleases the palate
taste, savor, tang, relish, smack, sapidity, gusto, piquancy, flavoring, aftertaste, zest, wallop*, zing*. * Descriptive terms for flavors include: tartness, sweetness, acidity, saltiness, spiciness, pungency, piquancy, astringency, bitterness, sourness, pepperiness, hotness, gaminess, greasiness, fishy taste.
Essential nature
character, quality, feeling; see character 1, characteristic, essence 1.
flavor
v.
Object
- coffee: Buy Coffee Online Over 100 gourmet and flavored coffees from around the world.
Converse of object
- add: Their purpose is to add intense flavor to the meat without excessive moisture.
- taste: Sweetness This the fruit flavor tasted at the front of the tongue.
- enhance: These foods also have the ability to enhance the flavor of our cooking.
- bring: Mood Indigo returns in February January 27th, 2006 The New Year brings forth a new jazz flavor for your musical taste buds.
- have: The carrots have a sweet flavor with a slight hint of spice.
- feature: The beans are a pale white in color and feature a truly unique flavor.
Adjective modifier
- nutty: The fried whole cumin seeds have a unique slighly nutty flavor.
- favorite: We're mint chocolate chip, the other favorite flavor.
- delicious: A smooth, delicious flavor with a nice, long finish.
- exotic: Of course some Arabic influence remains with plenty of themed restaurants & indeed more staple dishes that carry more exotic flavors.
- bitter: Sour and bitter flavors do not seem to be blocked.
- artificial: Contains no starch, artificial colors, or artificial flavors.
Modifies a noun
- object: Thus, if two doc flavor objects ' MIME types are the same except for comments, they are considered equal.
- combination: It is all about flavor, and vinaigrettes provide the perfect backdrop for endless flavor combinations.
Noun used with modifier
- doc: The bytes are encoded in the character set specified by the doc flavor 's MIME type.
- fruit: Very fresh and tightly wound, with a superb core of primary black fruit flavor.
Preposition: of
- quark: Each flavor of quark and charged lepton has a different mass.
- month: Review: Hope is Not a Strategy is the flavor of the month at the Very Large company who pays my monthly salary.
Preposition: with
- herb: Before then beers were flavored with herbs, spices, berries, and other flowers.
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