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flavour

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

British standard spelling of flavor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The flavour of this apple pie is delicious.
  • Flavour was added to the pudding.
  • What flavour of bubble gum do you enjoy?
  • The flavour of an experience.
  • Debian is one flavour of the Linux operating system.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

British standard spelling of flavor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: relish, flavor, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception

Narrower terms: lemon, vanilla

4

noun

Meaning 4

(physics) the six kinds of quarks

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flavor

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: kind, sort, form, variety

Narrower terms: charm, strangeness

5

noun

Meaning 5

the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the feel of the city excited him
  • a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
  • it had the smell of treason

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, look, smell

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: atmosphere, ambiance, ambience

Narrower terms: Hollywood, Zeitgeist

6

verb

Meaning 6

lend flavor to

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Season the chicken breast after roasting it

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: season, flavor

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: sauce, curry, resinate, zest, spice, spice up, savor, savour, salt

History

Etymology

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