1.  flavour(n = noun.state) feel, feeling, flavor, look, smell, spirit, tone - 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"
is a kind of ambiance, ambience, atmosphere
has particulars: hollywood, zeitgeist

2.  flavour(n = noun.cognition) flavor - (physics) the six kinds of quarks;
is a kind of form, kind, sort, variety
has particulars: charm, strangeness

3.  flavour(n = noun.cognition) flavor, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang - the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth;
is a kind of gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation
has particulars: lemon, vanilla
Derived forms verb flavour₁, adjective flavourous₁

   flavour(v = verb.perception) flavor, season - lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it"
Derived forms noun flavour₃, noun flavourer₁, noun flavouring₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

   same as flavor, v. and n.. [WordNet 1.5]

flavour, n. & v. (US flavor)
--n.
1 a distinctive mingled sensation of smell and taste (has a cheesy flavour).
2 an indefinable characteristic quality (music with a romantic flavour).
3 (usu. foll. by of) a slight admixture of a usu. undesirable quality (the flavour of failure hangs over the enterprise).
4 esp. US = FLAVOURING.
--v.tr. give flavour to; season.

Idiom:
flavour of the month (or week) a temporary trend or fashion.

Derivative:
flavourful adj. flavourless adj. flavoursome adj.

Etymology:
ME f. OF flaor perh. f. L flatus blowing & foetor stench: assim. to savour