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2
: a substance that flavors
artificial flavors
3
a
: characteristic or predominant quality
the ethnic flavor of a neighborhood
b
: a distinctive appealing or enlivening quality
Her performance adds flavor to the show.
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a
b
: a property that distinguishes different types of elementary particles (such as quarks or neutrinos)
also
: any of the different types of particles that are distinguished by flavor
5
: version sense 2
flavors of software
6
: one that is in the center of public attention for a limited time
—usually used in phrases like flavor of the month
Synonyms
Examples of flavor in a Sentence
Noun
This dish has an unusual flavor.
the hot, spicy flavors of Mexican food
a dish with unusual flavor
They sell 20 different flavors of ice cream.
Grape is my favorite bubble gum flavor.
The stew is full of flavor.
She added vanilla flavor to the custard.
I like the Italian flavor of the neighborhood.
The film has an avant-garde flavor.
Her performance adds flavor to the show.
Verb
We flavored the cookies with cinnamon.
I flavored the salad with herbs.
Recent Examples on the Web
Hannah Whitaker, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024
For those looking to drink lower-alcohol wines with actual flavor, try the 2021 CRU Low Calorie Unoaked Chardonnay (Arroyo Seco), which clocks in at $20 and 12.1 percent alcohol.
—Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Headley has an almost supernatural sense of flavor and texture, and even his wildest creations have a sense of correctness, a sort of obvious-in-retrospect inevitability.
—Hannah Whitaker, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024
For those looking to drink lower-alcohol wines with actual flavor, try the 2021 CRU Low Calorie Unoaked Chardonnay (Arroyo Seco), which clocks in at $20 and 12.1 percent alcohol.
—Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2024
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“Flavor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flavor. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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flavor
1 of 2 noun
fla·vor
variants
or chiefly British flavour
1
a
: the quality of something that affects the sense of taste
condiments give flavor to food
b
: the blend of taste and smell sensations evoked by a substance in the mouth
the flavor of ripe fruit
2
: a substance that flavors
flavor
2 of 2 transitive verb
variants
or chiefly British flavour
flavored or chiefly British flavoured; flavoring or chiefly British flavouring
ˈflāv-(ə-)riŋ 
: to give or add flavor to
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