What does flavor mean?
Definitions for flavor
ˈfleɪ vərfla·vor
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word flavor.
Princeton's WordNet
spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smellnoun
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"
relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tangnoun
the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
flavor, flavourverb
(physics) the six kinds of quarks
season, flavor, flavourverb
lend flavor to
"Season the chicken breast after roasting it"
Wiktionary
flavornoun
The quality produced by the sensation of taste.
The flavor of this apple pie is delicious.
flavornoun
A substance used to produce a taste; flavoring.
Flavor was added to the pudding.
flavornoun
A variety of tastes attributed to an object.
What flavor of bubble gum do you enjoy?
flavornoun
The characteristic quality of something.
the flavor of an experience
flavornoun
A type of something.
His favorite flavor of ...
flavornoun
a term used to name the six types of quarks (top, bottom, strange, charmed, up, and down) or three types of leptons (electron, muon, and tauon).
flavorverb
To add flavoring to (something).
Etymology: meaning "smell, odor", usually pleasing, from flaour, from flator, from flator, from flo
Wikipedia
Flavor
Flavor is a song written and recorded by Tori Amos, originally appearing on her album Abnormally Attracted to Sin (2009) as a down-tempo song, and later released as the lead single from her album Gold Dust (2012) which features classical rearrangements of selected songs from her oeuvre. Amos stated she felt the song was overlooked on its original album and had to be re-worked and noticed on Gold Dust.
ChatGPT
flavor
Flavor is a sensory impression or perception of food or any other substance perceived in the mouth and nose, primarily determined by the chemical senses of taste and smell. It can relate to a specific taste such as sweet, sour, bitter, salty, or umami, or to the complex combination of these tastes along with aroma, texture, and temperature. In a metaphorical sense, flavor can also refer to the distinctive quality or characteristic of something.
Webster Dictionary
Flavornoun
that quality of anything which affects the smell; odor; fragrances; as, the flavor of a rose
Flavornoun
that quality of anything which affects the taste; that quality which gratifies the palate; relish; zest; savor; as, the flavor of food or drink
Flavornoun
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
Flavornoun
that quality which gives character to any of the productions of literature or the fine arts
Flavorverb
to give flavor to; to add something (as salt or a spice) to, to give character or zest
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.]
Wikidata
Flavor
Flavor or flavour is the sensory impression of a food or other substance, and is determined mainly by the chemical senses of taste and smell. The "trigeminal senses", which detect chemical irritants in the mouth and throat as well as temperature and texture, are also very important to the overall Gestalt of flavor perception. The flavor of the food, as such, can be altered with natural or artificial flavorants, which affect these senses. Flavorant is defined as a substance that gives another substance flavor, altering the characteristics of the solute, causing it to become sweet, sour, tangy, etc. Of the three chemical senses, smell is the main determinant of a food item's flavor. While the taste of food is limited to sweet, sour, bitter, salty, umami pungent or piquant, and metallic – the seven basic tastes – the smells of a food are potentially limitless. A food's flavor, therefore, can be easily altered by changing its smell while keeping its taste similar. Nowhere is this better exemplified than in artificially flavored jellies, soft drinks and candies, which, while made of bases with a similar taste, have dramatically different flavors due to the use of different scents or fragrances. The flavorings of commercially produced food products are typically created by flavorists.
The New Hacker's Dictionary
flavor
1. [common] Variety, type, kind. “DDT commands come in two flavors.” “These lights come in two flavors, big red ones and small green ones.” “Linux is a flavor of Unix” See vanilla. 2. The attribute that causes something to be flavorful. Usually used in the phrase “yields additional flavor”. “This convention yields additional flavor by allowing one to print text either right-side-up or upside-down.” See vanilla. This usage was certainly reinforced by the terminology of quantum chromodynamics, in which quarks (the constituents of, e.g., protons) come in six flavors (up, down, strange, charm, top, bottom) and three colors (red, blue, green) — however, hackish use of flavor at MIT predated QCD. 3. The term for class (in the object-oriented sense) in the LISP Machine Flavors system. Though the Flavors design has been superseded (notably by the Common LISP CLOS facility), the term flavor is still used as a general synonym for class by some LISP hackers.
Editors Contribution
flavor
A type of taste and product.
The flavor of the food was amazing, so tasty.
Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of flavor in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of flavor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of flavor in a Sentence
I know Michael well enough to know he doesn’t need to partake in the tiny, minuscule decisions. But I also know him well enough to know that he does want to be involved in what flavor our cake is going to be and what flowers he thinks are ugly and what flowers he thinks are really pretty, i show him pictures and I ask what he thinks and he’ll either brush it off, which means he doesn’t really care, or he’ll give me his opinion.
My hope is that Agua Mágica helps more people enjoy mezcal as native Mexicans do, gaining an appreciation for the nuances of how it’s crafted and the terroir of where the agave is grown, it’s something that is so common in the world of wine — enthusiasts are well-versed in the differences in flavor and production method from one region to another. My goal is that people will approach mezcal with just as much appreciation for the particular people and place that made it.
It's an awesome way to add more plant protein to crusts, breadings or salads, and give them more texture and depth of flavor.
It's an un-hopped beer and a unique recipe that we wanted to stay true to, without the hops in there and with these other unusual ingredients, you get a starchy, grainy flavor and aroma with a bit of sourness, almost like an ancient berliner weisse.
It’s a premium lager, it’s got a very good balance of flavor and refreshment to it. It’s fairly deep golden in color. It’s got a hint of fruit to it. It’s got a caramel aromatic to it.
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