fragrance
noun
- odor
- chemical substance that stimulates the sense of smell and is used for communication in animals, for example as a pheromone
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈfɹeɪɡɹən(t)s/ / /ˈfɹæ.ɡɹəns/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁g- Ecclesiastical Latin fragrō Ecclesiastical Latin fragrāns Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Ecclesiastical Latin -ius Ecclesiastical Latin -ia Ecclesiastical Latin fragrantiabor. French fragrancebor. English fragrance Borrowed from French fragrance, from Middle French fragrance, from Old French fraglance, from Late Latin frāgrantia. See fragrant.
- A pleasant smell or odour.
“You could just use ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is an intensely personal thing, so try this version now and next time cook the sauce down with crushed, split lemongrass and a shredded lime leaf.”
- A perfume.
“Today, sales of women's fragrances are double those of men's, and 80 percent of all men's after-shaves and colognes are in fact bought by women, as gifts.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁g- Ecclesiastical Latin fragrō Ecclesiastical Latin fragrāns Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Ecclesiastical Latin -ius Ecclesiastical Latin -ia Ecclesiastical Latin fragrantiabor. French fragrancebor. English fragrance Borrowed from French fragrance, from Middle French fragrance, from Old French fraglance, from Late Latin frāgrantia. See fragrant.
- To apply a fragrance to; to perfume.