Flavor vs. Scent
Difference Between Flavor and Scent
Flavornoun
The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.
The flavor of this apple pie is delicious.Scentnoun
A distinctive odour or smell.
the scent of flowersthe scent of a skunkFlavornoun
A substance used to produce a taste. Flavoring.
Flavor was added to the pudding.Scentnoun
An odour left by an animal that may be used for tracing.
The dogs lost the scent.Flavornoun
A variety (of taste) attributed to an object.
What flavor of bubble gum do you enjoy?Scentnoun
The sense of smell.
I believe the bloodhound has the best scent of all dogs.Flavornoun
The characteristic quality of something.
the flavor of an experienceScentnoun
A perfume.
Flavornoun
(informal) A kind or type.
Debian is one flavor of the Linux operating system.Scentnoun
(figuratively) Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone, such as the paper left behind in a paperchase.
Flavornoun
(physics) One of the six types of quarks (top, bottom, strange, charmed, up, and down) or three types of leptons (electron, muon, and tauon).
Scentnoun
(obsolete) Sense, perception.
Flavornoun
(archaic) The quality produced by the sensation of smell; odour; fragrance.
the flavor of a roseScentverb
to detect the scent of
The hounds scented the fox in the woods.Flavorverb
(transitive) To add flavoring to something.
Scentverb
to impart an odour to
Scent the air with burning sage before you begin your meditation.Flavornoun
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people;
the feel of the city excited hima clergyman improved the tone of the meetingit had the smell of treasonScentverb
To have a smell.
Flavornoun
the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
Scentverb
To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.
Flavornoun
(physics) the kinds of quarks and antiquarks
Scentnoun
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
Flavorverb
lend flavor to;
Season the chicken breast after roasting itScentnoun
an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
Scentnoun
any property detected by the olfactory system
Scentverb
cause to smell or be smelly
Scentverb
catch the scent of; get wind of;
The dog nosed out the drugsScentverb
apply perfume to;
She perfumes herself every day
