flavorous C2+ Topic:Senses & Perception US /ˈfleɪvərəs/ UK /ˈfleɪvərəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj full of flavor; savory The stew was rich and flavorous after hours of simmering. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · full of flavor; savory savorytastyflavorfulflavorsomedeliciousappetizing ↔ Opposites blandtastelessinsipidflavorless Word family Derived forms flavorously Related forms flavorflavorfulflavorsome Etymology AI details From flavor (from Old French flaor 'smell, odor') + the adjectival suffix -ous. flaor Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Senses & Perception Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # flavorous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈfleɪvərəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfleɪvərəs/ ## Meanings 1. full of flavor; savory ## Examples - The stew was rich and flavorous after hours of simmering. ## Synonyms - savory - tasty - flavorful - flavorsome - delicious - appetizing ## Antonyms - bland - tasteless - insipid - flavorless ## Derived Forms - flavorously ## Related Forms - flavor - flavorful - flavorsome ## Roots and Affixes - Root: flaor ## Etymology From flavor (from Old French flaor 'smell, odor') + the adjectival suffix -ous. ## AI Etymology Flavorous is from flavor (from Old French flaor 'smell, odor') + the adjectival suffix -ous. Important recorded forms include flaor (Old French). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers full of flavor; savory. The wider family includes derived forms such as flavorously and related words such as flavor, flavorful, and flavorsome. ## Topics - Senses & Perception - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown