noun
Meaning 1
A pleasant smell or odour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aroma
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
A pleasant smell or odour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: aroma
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A perfume.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To apply a fragrance to; to perfume.
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Usage: transitive
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noun
a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bouquet, fragrancy, redolence, sweetness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent
noun
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: aroma, perfume, scent
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception
Narrower terms: incense
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhreh1g- Latin fragrō Latin fragrāns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Ecclesiastical Latin fragrantiabor. French fragrancebor. English fragrance Borrowed from French fragrance, from Middle French fragrance, from Old French fraglance, from Late Latin frāgrantia. See fragrant.
Across languages
126 source translations are retained for this English entry.