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fla·vor  (flvr)

n.

1. Distinctive taste; savor: a flavor of smoke in bacon. See Synonyms at taste.

2. A distinctive yet intangible quality felt to be characteristic of a given thing: "What matters in literature . . . is surely the idiosyncratic, the individual, the flavor or color of a particular human suffering" (Harold Bloom).

3. A flavoring: contains no artificial flavors.

4. Physics Any of six classifications of quark varieties (up, down, strange, charm, top, and bottom), distinguished by mass and electric charge.

5. Archaic Aroma; fragrance.

tr.v. fla·vored, fla·vor·ing, fla·vors

To give flavor to.

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[Middle English flavour, aroma, from Old French flaor, from Vulgar Latin *fltor, from Latin flre, to blow; see bhl- in Indo-European roots.]

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flavor·er n.

flavor·less adj.

flavor·ous (-s), flavor·some (-sm) adj.

flavor·y adj.

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flavor  (flvr)

Any of six classifications of quark varieties, distinguished by mass and electric charge. The flavors have the names up, down, strange, charm, top, and bottom. Protons in atomic nuclei are composed of two up quarks and one down quark, while neutrons consist of one up quark and two down quarks. The flavor of a quark may be changed in interactions involving the weak force.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flavor - 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" flavour, feel, spirit, smell, feeling, look, tone ambiance, ambience, atmosphere - a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement" Hollywood - a flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry; "some people in publishing think of theirs as a glamorous medium so they copy the glitter of Hollywood" Zeitgeist - the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation
	2.	flavor - the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang, flavour, nip, relish gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation - the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" lemon - a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons vanilla - a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans
	3.	flavor - (physics) the six kinds of quarks flavour kind, sort, form, variety - a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" charm - (physics) one of the six flavors of quark strangeness - (physics) one of the six flavors of quark high energy physics, high-energy physics, particle physics - the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions
Verb	1.	flavor - lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it" flavour, season cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" sauce - dress (food) with a relish curry - season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking resinate - impregnate with resin to give a special flavor to; "Greek wines are often resinated" spice up, zest, spice - add herbs or spices to savour, savor - give taste to salt - add salt to

Translations

flavor → نكهة chuť smag Geschmack γεύση sabor maku saveur okus gusto 味 맛 smaak smaksvariant smak sabor аромат smak รสชาด tat mùi vị 滋味