'flavour' definitions:
Definition of 'flavour'
From: WordNet
noun
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, flavour, look, smell]
noun
(physics) the six kinds of quarks [syn: flavor, flavour]
noun
The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang]
verb
Definition of 'flavour'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 4. That quality which gives character to any of the productions of literature or the fine arts. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'flavour'
From: GCIDE
- flavour \flavour\ v. t. same as flavor, v. and n.. [Chiefly Brit.]
- Syn: season, flavor, give flavor. [WordNet 1.5]