vanilla
Orchid-derived flavoring extract
Vanilla is a flavoring derived from the seed pods of tropical orchids, prized for its sweet, aromatic taste in desserts and baked goods.
Because vanilla ice cream became the default flavor against which others were measured, vanilla developed a figurative sense meaning plain, ordinary, or conventional: The vanilla version of the software lacks advanced features.
In sexual contexts, vanilla describes conventional practices as opposed to kink or fetish.
Their relationship was pretty vanilla.
Showy tropical flower
- vineTrailing climbing plant
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- MadagascarAfrican island republic
- TahitianOf a Pacific island
Mexican · Bourbon · pollination · cultivation · curing · fermentation · harvest · greenhouse
Concentrated derived substance
- beanEdible legume seed
- podSeed case or cetacean group
- essenceFundamental nature of something
- custardCooked egg-milk mixture
frosting · buttercream · cake · cookie · pudding · milkshake · latte · gelato
Basic and unremarkable
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- genericNot brand-name
- basicFundamental in nature
- standardLevel of quality accepted
default · conventional · unadorned · simple · unremarkable · commonplace · everyday · unexciting
Rich milk fat
- ivoryTusk-derived material
- off-whitePale yellowish neutral
- beigePale sandy brown
- eggshellBrittle ovum casing
pale · ecru · bone · champagne · buff · parchment · natural · light
orchid
Showy tropical flower
- vineTrailing climbing plant
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- MadagascarAfrican island republic
Tahitian · Mexican · Bourbon · pollination · cultivation · curing · fermentation · harvest · greenhouse · epiphyte
extract
Concentrated derived substance
custard · frosting · buttercream · cake · cookie · pudding · milkshake · latte · gelato · glaze
plain
Basic and unremarkable
standard · default · conventional · unadorned · simple · unremarkable · commonplace · everyday · unexciting · uninspired
cream
Rich milk fat
eggshell · pale · ecru · bone · champagne · buff · parchment · natural · light · soft
gourmet
Connoisseur of fine cuisine
Madagascar · Tahitian · Mexican · pure · real · authentic · specialty · grade · quality · expensive
aromatic
Pleasantly strong-smelling
- scentedHaving added fragrance
- perfumedTreated with fragrance
- sweet-smellingHaving agreeable odor
musk · notes · candle · lotion · cologne · perfume · diffuser · incense · sachet · warm
- bakingbaking, bread baking, cake decorating, mixing, whisking
- ice creamice cream, chocolate, strawberry, mint chocolate chip, cookie dough
- smellsmell, scent, odor, reek, aroma
- ingredientsflour, eggs, salt, pepper, sugar
- V-wordsvacuum, valley, value, vampire, van
- fragrancesperfume, cologne, aftershave, essential oils, floral
vanillaexotic
Strikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
extraordinary · remarkable · striking · bold · dramatic
vanillaadventurous
Inclined toward risky endeavors
daring · bold · experimental · unconventional · creative
- vanilla ice creamUnadorned frozen dairy dessert
- vanilla extractConcentrated bean-based flavoring
- vanilla waferFlat, pale cookie
- vanilla cakeBean-flavored baked dessert
- French vanillaEgg-custard vanilla variant
- vanilla beanAromatic tropical pod
vanillas, vanillin, vanilla extract, vanilla bean, vanilla essence