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flavor

noun · verb

Simple meaning

A particular taste and smell of food or drink.

Pronunciation

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flayver

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈfleɪvɚ

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Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.

  2. A variety (of taste) attributed to an object (food, candy, chewing gum, medicine, etc).

  3. Flavoring, a substance used to produce a taste.

  4. The characteristic quality of something.

  5. informalfigurative

    A kind or type.

verb

  1. American spellingtransitive

    To add flavoring to something.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Varies by meaning

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.

Used this way, flavor is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

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  • flavoringnounInflected form

    Something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts.

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Synonyms

noun

Sense: quality produced by the sensation of taste or

flavoursmack

verb

Sense: to add flavoring to something

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