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Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Flavor

/flāv'-ẽr/ · Fla·vor · IPA /ˈfleɪvɚ/
01 n. That quality of anything which affects the smell; odor; fragrances; as, the flavor of a rose.
  1. 1.
    That quality of anything which affects the smell; odor; fragrances; as, the flavor of a rose.
  2. 2.
    That quality of anything which affects the taste; that quality which gratifies the palate; relish; zest; savor; as, the flavor of food or drink.
  3. 3.
    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.
  4. 4.
    That quality which gives character to any of the productions of literature or the fine arts.
02 v. t. To give flavor to; to add something (as salt or a spice) to, to give character or zest.
imp. & p. p. Flavored; p. pr. & vb. n. Flavoring
  1. 1.
    To give flavor to; to add something (as salt or a spice) to, to give character or zest.