Flavor
['fleɪvə] or ['flevɚ]
Definition
(n.) That quality of anything which affects the smell; odor; fragrances; as, the flavor of a rose.
(n.) That quality of anything which affects the taste; that quality which gratifies the palate; relish; zest; savor; as, the flavor of food or drink.
(n.) 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.
(n.) That quality which gives character to any of the productions of literature or the fine arts.
(v. t.) To give flavor to; to add something (as salt or a spice) to, to give character or zest.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Odor, smell, fragrance.[2]. Taste, savor, smack, relish, zest, gust, gusto.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Taste, savor, smack, odor, relish, zest
ANT:Insipidity, tastelessness, inodorousness, inawkishness, scentlessness
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Examples
- Now, Handel, I am quite free from the flavor of sour grapes, upon my soul and honor! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- It was cooked and eaten by several persons, who said it was quite fresh and good, and had the flavor of fresh turtle. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The addition of the salicylic acid delays secondary fermentation in stock and export beers, which may then be kept for any length of time without becoming unsound or of unpleasant flavor. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- To make imitation maple syrup simply boil the syrup until it is reduced back to sugar again, and when it is made properly the flavor and appearance of the genuine article is obtained. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Who could taste the fine flavor in the name of Brooke if it were delivered casually, like wine without a seal? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- There are other excellent varieties of vanilla beans, but they have a somewhat ranker flavor than the Mexican. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- In California orange honey we get the delicate aroma of the orange blossoms, and the water-white honey from the mountain sage has its characteristic flavor. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It is equally wholesome, and while it does not have the same rich flavor, it has the advantage that it keeps better, and is not so liable to become rancid or strong. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Might not the acidity, bitte rness, defective flavor, which were threatening the foreign sale of French wines, be owing to ferments? Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- First he would accept and live the old Hellenic life, then he would refuse, lest such life should lack the sharp, salt flavor of modern existence. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- For our desire is bent that way, and anything which has the flavor of this new interest will rivet our attention. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The herrings had been kept in an open vessel exposed to the air ever since the day they were put into the liquid, and therefore it was not surprising that they had lost their flavor. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The flavor is not disagreeable, but it is perceptible. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- To prove that articles can be kept and dried without losing their flavor, I had some partridges treated and dried last February twelvemonth, and I exhibit some soup made from two of these birds. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Unscrupulous jobbers and dealers have been known to soak the whole beans in spirits, practically stealing all their flavor, and then by drying them place them on the market. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- For this reason it is easy to recognize the distinct flavors of honey produced in different localities. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- All were fresh, and were tasted by gentlemen who had lived in Jamaica, who all declared that they had all their own peculiar flavors. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
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