flavor

Noun
  1. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people (synset 114549784)
    "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
    is a type of: ambiance, ambience, atmosphere - a particular environment or surrounding influence
    subtypes:
    • 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
    same as: feel, feeling, flavour, look, smell, spirit, tone
  2. The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth (synset 105723811)
    is a type 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
    subtypes:
    • lemon - a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons
    • vanilla - a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans
    same as: flavour, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang
  3. (physics) the six kinds of quarks (synset 105852809)
    referred to in: high energy physics, high-energy physics, particle physics - the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions
    is a type of: form, kind, sort, variety - a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
    subtypes:
    • charm - (physics) one of the six flavors of quark
    • strangeness - (physics) one of the six flavors of quark
    same as: flavour
Verb
  1. Lend flavor to (synset 202196212)
    "Season the chicken breast after roasting it"
    causes: savor, savour, taste - have flavor; taste of something
    referred to in: cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
    subtypes:
    • sauce - dress (food) with a relish
    • curry - season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking
    • resinate - impregnate with resin to give a special flavor to
    • spice, spice up, zest - add herbs or spices to
    • savor, savour - give taste to
    • salt - add salt to
    same as: flavour, season

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