Hypertext Webster Gateway: "flavour"
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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}, {look}, {smell}]
2: (high energy physics) the kinds of quarks and antiquarks
[syn: {flavor}]
3: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into
the mouth [syn: {relish}, {flavor}, {sapidity}, {savor}, {savour},
{smack}, {tang}]
v : lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting
it" [syn: {season}, {flavor}]
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