Definition

1. Noun:

   • The distinctive taste of a food or drink: The sensory impression perceived by the tongue, often a combination of taste and smell.
   • A particular quality or character: A distinctive, often subtle, atmosphere, feeling, or character associated with a place, situation, or creative work.
   • (Physics) A property of quarks: In particle physics, a label for different types of quarks (e.g., up, down, charm).

2. Verb:

   • To give a distinctive taste to something: To add seasoning, herbs, or spices to food or drink to enhance its taste.

Examples

• Noun:

  • This ice cream has a strong vanilla flavour.
  • The old bookstore had a quiet, scholarly flavour.
  • The six quark flavours are up, down, strange, charm, top, and bottom.

• Verb:

  • She flavoured the stew with rosemary and thyme.

Advanced Usage

• "Flavour of the month": A person or thing that is currently very popular or fashionable, but often for a short time.

  • That diet plan is just the flavour of the month; it will be forgotten soon.

• "To add flavour to": To make something more interesting or enjoyable.

  • His witty comments added flavour to the conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Flavor (noun/verb): The American English spelling of 'flavour'.
• Flavourful (adj): Having a full, pleasant taste.
  • The sauce was rich and flavourful.
• Flavouring (noun): A substance used to give a particular taste to food or drink.
  • Natural flavourings are preferred in this recipe.
• Flavourless (adj): Lacking taste or character.
  • The soup was bland and flavourless.

Synonyms

• Noun (taste): Taste, savour, tang, zest.
• Noun (character): Character, atmosphere, feel, aura, ambience.
• Verb: Season, spice, infuse, lace.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: 'Flavour' is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. The verb form is typically used directly, as in 'flavour with'.) - Flavour with: To add a specific ingredient to give taste. - Flavour the sauce with a hint of garlic.

Related Idioms

• A flavour of something: A small experience or sample that gives an idea of what something is like.
  • The short course gives you a flavour of what studying law would involve.
• In flavour: In terms of taste or style.
  • The new design is very modern in flavour.

Noun

1. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
2. (physics) the six kinds of quarks
3. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
   • the feel of the city excited him
   • a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
   • it had the smell of treason

Verb

1. lend flavor to
   • Season the chicken breast after roasting it