noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈbeɪsnəʊt/
homophone: bass note
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noun
Meaning 1
The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: perfumery
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fixative
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
pohjatuoksu
— The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature
Finnish:
juurituoksu
— The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature
French:
fond
— The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature
French:
note de fond
— The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature
French:
note de base
— The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature
French:
fixateur
— The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature
German:
Grundnote
— The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature
German:
Basisnote
— The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature
German:
Nachgeruch
— The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature
Polish:
nuta bazowa
— The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature
Russian:
базовая нота
(bazovaja nota)
— The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature
Swedish:
baston
— The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature