fragrance

fra·grance

 (frā′grəns)

n.

1.

a. The quality of having a pleasant odor: the fragrance of the ocean breeze.

b. A sweet or pleasant odor; a scent.

2. 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.

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fragrance

(ˈfreɪɡrəns) or

fragrancy

n, pl -grances or -grancies

1. a pleasant or sweet odour; scent; perfume

2. the state of being fragrant

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fra•grance

(ˈfreɪ grəns)

n.

1. the quality of being fragrant.

2. a sweet or pleasing scent.

3. something, as a perfume, having a sweet or pleasing scent.

[1660–70; < French < Late Latin]

syn: See perfume.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fragrance - a distinctive odor that is pleasant perfume, scent, aroma 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 fragrancy, redolence, bouquet, sweetness aroma, odor, olfactory property, odour, smell, scent - any property detected by the olfactory system

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fragrance

noun

1. scent, smell, perfume, bouquet, aroma, balm, sweet smell, sweet odour, redolence, fragrancy A shrubby plant with a strong fragrance.
scent smell, stink, whiff (Brit. slang), reek, pong (Brit. informal), miasma, effluvium, offensive smell, niff (Brit. slang)

2. perfume, scent, cologne, eau de toilette, eau de Cologne, toilet water, Cologne water The advertisement is for a male fragrance.

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fragrance

noun

A sweet or pleasant odor:

aroma, bouquet, perfume, redolence, scent.

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Translations

أريج، عِطْر، رائِحَه ذكيَّه

vůně

aromaduft

DuftWohlgeruch

μοσχοβολιά

fraganciaperfume

tuoksu

embaumerparfum

kellemes illat

ilmur

fragranzaodorefragrante

aroma

godluktparfyme

ароматблаговониеблагоухание

dišava

hoş koku

香味

fragrance

[ˈfreɪgrəns] N (= smell) → fragancia f; (= perfume) → perfume m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fragrance

[ˈfreɪgrəns] n → parfum m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fragrance

n → Duft m, → Wohlgeruch m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fragrance

[ˈfreɪgr/əns] n (of flowers) → fragranza, profumo; (perfume, of toiletries) → profumo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

fragrant

(ˈfreigrənt) adjective

having a sweet smell. fragrant flowers. geur ذكي الرائِحَه، أريجي благоухаен perfumado vonný duftend duftende; aromatisk μυρωδάτοςfragante hästi lõhnav خوشبو tuoksuva odorantריחני सुगन्धित mirisav, miomirisan illatos harum ilmandi profumato 香りのよい 향기로운 aromatingas, kvapnus smaržīgs; aromātisks wangi geurigduftende, velluktendearomatyczny معطر، خوږوږ مه، خوش بويه perfumado înmiresmat, parfu­mat ароматный voňavý dišeč mirišljav välluktande, doftande หอม hoş kokulu, mis gibi 香的 запашний خوشبودار thơm ngát 香的

ˈfragrance noun

(a) sweet smell. all the fragrance(s) of the East. welriekendheid أريج، عِطْر، رائِحَه ذكيَّه благоухание perfume vůně der Wohlgeruch duft; aroma ευωδίαfragancia, perfume aroom رایحه tuoksu parfumניחוח सुगन्ध miris, miomiris kellemes illat wewangian ilmur profumo, fragranza 芳香 향기 aromatas smarža; aromāts wangian geurduft, godlukt, parfymezapach, woń خوشبوی perfume mireasmă аромат vôňa dišava miris vällukt, doft กลิ่นหอม hoş koku 香味 пахощі, аромат خوشبو hương thơm 香味

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a fragrant (not flagrant) plant.

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