taste vs flavor

flavor vs taste

taste and flavor both are nouns.

taste and flavor both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
taste	Yes	No	Yes	No
flavor	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, flavor is a hyponym of taste; that is, flavor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than taste:

taste: the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
flavor: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

Other hyponyms of taste include flavour, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang, sugariness, sweet, sweetness, sour, sourness, tartness, bitter, bitterness, salinity, salt, saltiness, astringence, astringency, finish, flatness, mellowness.

taste (noun)	flavor (noun)
a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds	the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)	(physics) the six kinds of quarks
the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus	the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
a brief experience of something
a strong liking
a small amount eaten or drunk

taste (verb)	flavor (verb)
experience briefly	lend flavor to
take a sample of
perceive by the sense of taste
distinguish flavors
have flavor; taste of something
have a distinctive or characteristic taste

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