FRAGRANCE

bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, redolence, sweetness

(noun) a pleasingly sweet olfactory property

aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent

(noun) a distinctive odor that is pleasant

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

fragrance (countable and uncountable, plural fragrances)

A pleasant smell or odour.

Synonyms

• (pleasant smell): aroma

Verb

fragrance (third-person singular simple present fragrances, present participle fragrancing, simple past and past participle fragranced)

(transitive) To apply a fragrance to; to perfume.

Source: Wiktionary

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Fra"grance, Fra"gran*cy, n. Etym: [L. fragrantia: cf. OF. fragrance.]

Definition: The quality of being fragrant; sweetness of smell; a sweet smell; a pleasing odor; perfume. Eve separate he spies, Veiled in a cloud of fragrance. Milton. The goblet crowned, Breathed aromatic fragrancies around. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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