Phrase guide

base note

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