Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Flavor"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Flavor \Fla"vor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flavored}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Flavoring}.]
To give flavor to; to add something (as salt or a spice) to,
to give character or zest.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
flavor
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}, {flavour}, {look}, {smell}]
2: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into
the mouth [syn: {relish}, {flavour}, {sapidity}, {savor},
{savour}, {smack}, {tang}]
3: (high energy physics) the kinds of quarks and antiquarks
[syn: {flavour}]
v : lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting
it" [syn: {season}, {flavour}]
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