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freshener

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈfɹɛ.ʃə.nər/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: F R EH1 SH AH0 N ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: F R EH1 SH N ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Something that freshens

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, in-compounds, often, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

air freshener

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • I sprayed freshener around the bathroom.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

anything that freshens

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: thing

History

Etymology

From freshen + -er.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: raikastin — something that freshens
  • Russian: освежи́тель (osvežítelʹ) — something that freshens