Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Flavor \Fla"vor\, n. [OF. fleur, flaur (two syllables), odor,
   cf. F. fleurer to emit an odor, It. flatore a bad odor, prob.
   fr. L. flare to bow, whence the sense of exhalation. Cf.
   {Blow}.] [Written also {flavour}.]
   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.

Flavor \Fla"vor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flavored}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Flavoring}.]
   To give flavor to; to add something (as salt or a spice) to,
   to give character or zest.

Source : WordNet®

flavor
     v : lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting
         it" [syn: {season}, {flavour}]

flavor
     n 1: 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" [syn: {spirit},
          {tone}, {feel}, {feeling}, {flavour}, {look}, {smell}]
     2: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into
        the mouth [syn: {relish}, {flavour}, {sapidity}, {savor},
        {savour}, {smack}, {tang}]
     3: (physics) the kinds of quarks and antiquarks [syn: {flavour}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

flavor
     
         US spelling of "{flavour}".
     
        [{Jargon File}]
     
        (1997-03-18)