flavor

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: fla=vor
• COUNT in NET: 3 in 2 verses (in NT : 3 in 2 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

flavor, 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.].

•  That quality of anything which affects the smell; odor; fragrances; as, the flavor of a rose.  [1913 Webster]
•  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]
•  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]
•  That quality which gives character to any of the productions of literature or the fine arts.  [1913 Webster]

flavor, v. t. 

 To give flavor to; to add something (as salt or a spice) to, to give character or zest.  [1913 Webster]

THESAURUS

flavor

aftertaste, air, ambiance, ambience, aroma, atmosphere, attribute, badge, besprinkle, bitter, brand, breath, breathe, brew, cachet, cast, character, characteristic, color, condiment, condiments, configuration, cut, decoct, definite odor, detectable odor, differentia, differential, distinctive feature, dredge, dye, earmark, effluvium, emanation, entincture, essence, exhalation, extract, feature, feel, feeling, figure, flavorer, flavoring, fragrance, fume, gust, hallmark, hint, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, imbrue, imbue, impregnate, impress, impression, index, individualism, infiltrate, infuse, instill, keynote, leaven, lineaments, mannerism, mark, marking, mold, nature, odor, palate, particularity, peculiarity, penetrate, pepper, permeate, pervade, piquancy, property, quality, quirk, redolence, relish, salt, sapidity, sapor, saturate, sauce, savor, savoriness, scent, seal, season, seasoner, seasoning, sense, shape, singularity, smack, smell, soupcon, sour, specialty, spice, spirit, spoor, stamp, steep, stench, stomach, style, subtle odor, suffuse, suggestion, sweet, taint, tang, taste, tastiness, temper, tincture, tinge, token, tongue, tooth, touch, trace, trail, trait, transfuse, trick, whiff, zest

ROGET THESAURUS

flavor

Taste

N taste, good taste, refined taste, cultivated taste, delicacy, refinement, fine feeling, gust, gusto, tact, finesse, nicety, to prepon, polish, elegance, grace, judgment, discernment, dilettantism, dilettanteism, virtu, fine art, culture, cultivation, aesthetics, man of taste, connoisseur, judge, critic, conoscente, virtuoso, amateur, dilettante, Aristarchus, Corinthian, arbiter elegantiarum, stagirite, euphemist, caviare to the general, in good taste, cute, tasteful, tasty, unaffected, pure, chaste, classical, attic, cultivated, refined, dainty, esthetic, aesthetic, artistic, elegant, euphemistic, to one's taste, to one's mind, after one's fancy, comme il faut, tire a quatre epingles, elegantly, nihil tetigit quod non ornavit, chacun a son gout, oculi pictura tenentur aures cantibus, taste, flavor, gust, gusto, savor, gout, relish, sapor, sapidity, twang, smack, smatch, aftertaste, tang, tasting, degustation, gustation, palate, tongue, tooth, stomach, sapid, saporific, gustable, gustatory, gustful, strong, gamy, palatable.

VB appreciate, judge, criticise, discriminate, taste, savor, smatch, smack, flavor, twang, tickle the palate, smack the lips.

Condiment

VB season, spice, flavor, spice up.