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fragrance

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fra·grance  (frgrns)
n.
1. The state or quality of having a pleasant odor.
2. A sweet or pleasant odor; a scent.
3. A substance, such as a perfume or cologne, designed to emit a pleasant odor.
Synonyms: fragrance, aroma, bouquet, perfume, redolence, scent
These nouns denote a pleasant or sweet odor: the fragrance of lilacs; the aroma of sizzling bacon; the bouquet of a fine wine; the perfume of roses; the redolence of fresh coffee; the scent of newly mown hay.

fragrance
Noun
1. a pleasant smell
2. a perfume or scent
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fragrancefragrance - a distinctive odor that is pleasant
odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell, odor - the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"
incense - the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned; "incense filled the room"
2.fragrance - a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
aroma, odor, olfactory property, odour, smell, scent - any property detected by the olfactory system

fragrance or fragrancy
noun 1. scent, smell, perfume, bouquet, aroma, balm, sweet smell, sweet odour, redolence, fragrancy << OPPOSITE stink
noun 2. perfume, scent, cologne, eau de toilette, eau de Cologne, toilet water, Cologne water
Translations
fragrance [ˈfreɪgrəns] nfragancia
fragrance [ˈfreɪgrəns] nparfum m
fragrance [ˈfreɪgrəns] nDuft m
fragrance [ˈfreɪgrəns] nfragranza, profumo


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The pleasant days of Spring and Summer passed away, and in little Annie's garden Autumn flowers were blooming everywhere, with each day's sun and dew growing still more beautiful and bright; but the fairy flower, that should have been the loveliest of all, hung pale and drooping on little Annie's bosom; its fragrance seemed quite gone, and the clear, low music of its warning chime rang often in her ear.
It is true that there is always a faint foreign fragrance about her speech, no matter what language she is talking, but it is only just noticeable, nothing more, and is rather a charm than a mar, I think.
Perhaps these Odes may best be compared with the little craftless figures in an early age of pottery, when the fragrance of the soil yet lingered about the rough clay.
 
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