FLAVOUR
Dictionary entry overview: What does flavour mean?
• FLAVOUR (noun)
The noun FLAVOUR has 3 senses:
1. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
2. (physics) the six kinds of quarks
3. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
Familiarity information: FLAVOUR used as a noun is uncommon.
• FLAVOUR (verb)
The verb FLAVOUR has 1 sense:
1. lend flavor to
Familiarity information: FLAVOUR used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FLAVOUR (noun)
Meaning:
The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
flavour; flavor; spirit; feel; feeling; smell; look; tone
Context examples:
the feel of the city excited him / a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting / it had the smell of treason
Hypernyms ("flavour" is a kind of...):
ambiance; ambience; atmosphere (a particular environment or surrounding influence)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flavour"):
Hollywood (a flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry)
Zeitgeist (the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation)
Meaning:
(physics) the six kinds of quarks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
flavour; flavor
Hypernyms ("flavour" is a kind of...):
form; kind; sort; variety (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality)
Domain category:
high energy physics; high-energy physics; particle physics (the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flavour"):
charm; strangeness ((physics) one of the six flavors of quark)
Meaning:
The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
tang; savour; sapidity; savor; flavor; smack; relish; nip; flavour
Hypernyms ("flavour" is a kind of...):
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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flavour"):
lemon (a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons)
vanilla (a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans)
• FLAVOUR (verb)
Meaning:
Lend flavor to
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
flavor; flavour; season
Context example:
Season the chicken breast after roasting it
Cause:
savor; savour; taste (have flavor; taste of something)
Domain category:
cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "flavour"):
savor; savour (give taste to)
spice; spice up; zest (add herbs or spices to)
resinate (impregnate with resin to give a special flavor to)
curry (season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking)
sauce (dress (food) with a relish)
salt (add salt to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
