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Flavour vs Flavorous - What's the difference?

flavour | flavorous |

As a noun flavour

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

As a verb flavour

is to add flavouring to something.

As an adjective flavorous is

having flavour; flavorsome.

flavour

English

(wikipedia flavour)

Alternative forms

* flavor (American spelling)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.
    • The flavour of this apple pie is delicious.
  • A substance used to produce a taste. Flavouring.
    • Flavour was added to the pudding.
  • A variety (of taste) attributed to an object.
    • What flavour of bubble gum do you enjoy?
  • The characteristic quality of something.
    • the flavour of an experience
  • (informal) A kind or type.
    • Debian is one flavour of the Linux operating system.
  • (physics) One of the six types of quarks (top, bottom, strange, charmed, up, and down) or three types of leptons (electron, muon, and tauon).
  • (archaic) The quality produced by the sensation of smell; odour; fragrance.
    • the flavour of a rose

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To add flavouring to something.

    • Derived terms

    * flavoured * flavourful * flavouring * flavourless * flavour of the month * flavour of the week * flavoursome

    See also

    * gustatory * gustation

    flavorous

    English

    Alternative forms

    * flavourous

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having flavour; flavorsome.