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flavor

[ fley-ver ]

noun

  1. taste, especially the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.
  2. a substance or extract that provides a particular taste; flavoring.

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  3. the characteristic quality of a thing:

    He captured the flavor of the experience in his book.

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  4. a particular quality noticeable in a thing:

    language with a strong nautical flavor.

  5. Physics. any of the six labels given to the distinct kinds of quark: up, down, strange, charm, bottom, and top.
  6. Archaic. smell, odor, or aroma.


verb (used with object)

  1. to give flavor to (something).

flavor

  1. 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 .
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Other Word Forms

  • ڱvǰ· adjective
  • ·ڱvǰ verb (used with object)
  • v·ڱvǰ verb
  • ·ڱvǰ noun verb (used with object)
  • ܲ·ڱvǰ adjective
  • ɱ-ڱvǰ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of flavor1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French fla(o)ur, from unattested Late Latin ڱٴǰ “stench, breath,” alteration of Latin ڱٳܲ a “blowing, breathing,” ( flatus ), perhaps with -or of ŧٴǰ fetor
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Synonym Study

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Example Sentences

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It’s so versatile and a great canvas for flavors.

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Altogether, the color, flavor and textural differentiation is incredibly varied: briny, oily, herbaceous sauce slicks the crisped salmon, with the crunchy leeks providing another dimension of flavor and texture.

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And so on, over eight, differently flavored, entertaining episodes.

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That idea — that what we consider “bad taste” often says more about cultural perception than actual flavor — quietly runs throughout “Sweet Farm.”

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Pesto is raw, vegetarian and endlessly versatile—but it delivers big flavor.

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