Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The quality of having a pleasant odor.
- noun A sweet or pleasant odor; a scent.
- noun A substance, such as a perfume or cologne, designed to emit a pleasant odor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being fragrant; that quality of bodies which affects the olfactory nerves with an agreeable sensation; sweetness of smell; pleasing scent; grateful odor.
- noun Synonyms Perfume, Aroma, etc. (see
smell , n.); redolence, incense, balminess.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being fragrant; sweetness of smell; a sweet smell; a pleasing odor; perfume.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A pleasant
smell orodour .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a distinctive odor that is pleasant
- noun a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
Etymologies
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Examples
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And now, we are blooming, and the fragrance is as bittersweet as a forest flower should be.
Getting ready for Omen nathreee 2008
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"If they're using the word fragrance, that company could be hiding up to 600 chemicals under that word," said Anderson, who advocates for safer cosmetic regulations.
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The President of the French Representative Council of Black Associations has met with Reverend Al Sharpton after Jean-Paul Guerlain, the former perfumer for the Guerlain fragrance house, used a racial epithet on television, WWD reports.
Al Sharpton To Travel To Paris After Jean-Paul Guerlain's Racial Remarks The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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FYI — its fragrance is reminiscent of a decomposing animal, so mmmm — enjoy!
For the self-confident gardener: The world’s largest flower « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2010
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"Girls can attain fragrance and incorporate it into their daily lives and not spend a fortune."
Vera Wang's 20 Fashion Lessons Hilary Moss 2010
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The President of the French Representative Council of Black Associations has met with Reverend Al Sharpton after Jean-Paul Guerlain, the former perfumer for the Guerlain fragrance house, used a racial epithet on television, WWD reports.
Al Sharpton To Travel To Paris After Jean-Paul Guerlain's Racial Remarks Hilary Moss 2010
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"Girls can attain fragrance and incorporate it into their daily lives and not spend a fortune."
Vera Wang's 20 Fashion Lessons The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The President of the French Representative Council of Black Associations has met with Reverend Al Sharpton after Jean-Paul Guerlain, the former perfumer for the Guerlain fragrance house, used a racial epithet on television, WWD reports.
Al Sharpton To Travel To Paris After Jean-Paul Guerlain's Racial Remarks Hilary Moss 2010
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"Girls can attain fragrance and incorporate it into their daily lives and not spend a fortune."
Vera Wang's 20 Fashion Lessons Hilary Moss 2010
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Since scent is considered a trade secret and is not required by law to be disclosed, the generic term fragrance on a label is actually a catch-all term for nearly 4,000 (mostly man-made) chemicals that can trigger allergies, disrupt hormones, and act as neurotoxins.
Jennifer Grayson: Eco Etiquette: Is My Moisturizer Safe? 5 Petrochemicals to Avoid Now 2010
oroboros commented on the word fragrance
Ahh, in fragrance is France! FRAgraNCE
November 18, 2009
dontcry commented on the word fragrance
Good one!
November 18, 2009
bilby commented on the word fragrance
There's also gran, probably for all those decorative bottles of bath goo she gets for her birthday and never ends up using.
November 18, 2009
oroboros commented on the word fragrance
Fragrance v. scent. Alcohol-based v. oil-based. (via NPR's Says You
December 19, 2010
chained_bear commented on the word fragrance
"In contrast, a group of some fifteen Khotanese-language documents preserved in cave 17 offer a wealth of detail about one mission ... possibly in the mid-tenth century. ...
"The princes and their entourage set off with some 800 pounds (360 kg) of jade. In addition, they carried some leather goods, most likely saddles, harnesses, or other horse tack. Horses and jade were the most common tribute items from Khotan, and other recorded gifts include camels, falcons, yak tails, textiles, furs, medicines, minerals, herbs, some types of fragrances, amber, and coral. As was fitting in the subsistence economy of the time, rulers also presented slaves to one another."
--Valerie Hansen, The Silk Road: A New History (Oxford and New York: Oxford UP, 2012), 222, 224
January 4, 2017
chained_bear commented on the word fragrance
Fun note on apothecary.
November 28, 2017