Word Meanings - FLAVOR - Book Publishers vocabulary database
fleurer to emit an odor, It. flatore a bad odor, prob. fr. L. flare 1. That quality of anything which affects the smell; odor; fragrances; as, the flavor of a rose. 2. That quality of anything which affects the taste; that quality which gratifies
Additional info about word: FLAVOR
fleurer to emit an odor, It. flatore a bad odor, prob. fr. L. flare 1. That quality of anything which affects the smell; odor; fragrances; as, the flavor of a rose. 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. 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. That quality which gives character to any of the productions of literature or the fine arts.
Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of FLAVOR)
- Relish
- Zest
- recommendation
- enhancement
- flavor
- savor
- gusto
- taste
- appetite
- piquancy
- sapidity
- Taste
- Gustation
- relish
- perception
- judgment
- discernment
- nicety
- critique
- sensibility
- choice
- zest
- predilection
- delicacy
- elegancy
- refinement
- Tinge Tincture
- color
- tint
- dye
- stain
- shade
- Flavor
- appetizer
- gust
- pleasure
- enjoyment
- sharpener
Possible antonyms: (opposite words of FLAVOR)
- Repudiate
- nauseate
- reject
- abominate
- loathe
- Purify
- wash
- cleanse
- absolve
- ornament
- decorate
- emblazon
- signalize
- honor
Related words: (words related to FLAVOR)
- COLORMAN
A vender of paints, etc. Simmonds. - JUDGMENT
The final award; the last sentence. Note: Judgment, abridgment, acknowledgment, and lodgment are in England sometimes written, judgement, abridgement, acknowledgement, and lodgement. Note: Judgment is used adjectively in many self-explaining - DECORATE
To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary; to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the person; to decorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to decorate a hero - HONORABLE
1. Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious. Thy name and honorable family. Shak. 2. High-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation. 3. Proceeding from an - PURIFY
1. To make pure or clear from material defilement, admixture, or imperfection; to free from extraneous or noxious matter; as, to purify liquors or metals; to purify the blood; to purify the air. 2. Hence, in figurative uses: To free from guilt - SIGNALIZE
1. To make signal or eminent; to render distinguished from what is common; to distinguish. It is this passion which drives men to all the ways we see in use of signalizing themselves. Burke. 2. To communicate with by means of a signal; as, a ship - SAVORINESS
The quality of being savory. - CHOICELY
1. With care in choosing; with nice regard to preference. "A band of men collected choicely, from each county some." Shak. 2. In a preferable or excellent manner; excellently; eminently. "Choicely good." Walton. - RELISHABLE
Capable of being relished; agreeable to the taste; gratifying. - ORNAMENTAL
Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing. Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles. Sir T. Browne. - HONORABLENESS
1. The state of being honorable; eminence; distinction. 2. Conformity to the principles of honor, probity, or moral rectitude; fairness; uprightness; reputableness. - SHADELESS
Being without shade; not shaded. - SHADEFUL
Full of shade; shady. - SAVOROUS
Having a savor; savory. Rom. of R. - PERCEPTION
The faculty of perceiving; the faculty, or peculiar part, of man's constitution by which he has knowledge through the medium or instrumentality of the bodily organs; the act of apperhending material objects or qualities through the senses; - COLORATE
Colored. Ray. - ENHANCEMENT
The act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation; as, the enhancement of value, price, enjoyments, crime. - COLORIMETRY
The quantitative determination of the depth of color of a substance. 2. A method of quantitative chemical analysis based upon the comparison of the depth of color of a solution with that of a standard liquid. - NICETY
1. The quality or state of being nice (in any of the senses of that word.). The miller smiled of her nicety. Chaucer. 2. Delicacy or exactness of perception; minuteness of observation or of discrimination; precision. 3. A delicate expression, act, - FLAVORED
Having a distinct flavor; as, high-flavored wine. - CONTINGENT
Dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur; as, a contingent estate. If a contingent legacy be left to any one when he attains, or if he attains, the age of twenty-one. Blackstone. (more info) touch on all sides, to happen; con- - SUSTAIN
F. soutenir (the French prefix is properly fr. L. subtus below, fr. sub under), L. sustinere; pref. sus- + tenere to hold. See 1. To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains - CONCOLOR
Of the same color; of uniform color. "Concolor animals." Sir T. Browne. - WARBURG'S TINCTURE
A preparation containing quinine and many other ingredients, often used in the treatment of malarial affections. It was invented by Dr. Warburg of London. - DOUBLE-SHADE
To double the natural darkness of . Milton. - SUSTAINABLE
Capable of being sustained or maintained; as, the action is not sustainable. - ISABELLA; ISABELLA COLOR
A brownish yellow color. (more info) Spanish princess Isabella, daughter of king Philip II., in allusion to the color assumed by her shift, which she wore without change from - OVERSHADE
To cover with shade; to render dark or gloomy; to overshadow. Shak. - DISTINCTURE
Distinctness.