fragrance

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/ˈfɹeɪɡɹən(t)s/

noun 2verb 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

exquisite, fresh, pleasant, sweet | delicate, faint, gentle, light, soft, subtle | floral

VERB + FRAGRANCE

have

The new shampoo has a pleasant fragrance that reminds me of flowers.

smell

FRAGRANCE + VERB

fill sth

The sweet fragrance of fresh flowers filled the entire house during the wedding celebration.

be reminiscent of sth

The subtle fragrance of her perfume was reminiscent of lavender fields in summer.

PHRASES

full of fragrance

The garden was full of fragrance after the roses bloomed in spring.

Definitions

noun

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

To apply a fragrance to; to perfume.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a pleasingly sweet olfactory property

bouquet
fragrancy
redolence
sweetness

noun — a distinctive odor that is pleasant

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

This flower gives off a strong fragrance.

Tatoeba · #60058

God surveyed the people, and there was no fragrance of virtue arising from them, but the rank odour of punishments.

Tatoeba · #1834525

These flowers have a really nice fragrance.

Tatoeba · #2347862

This flower has a very nice fragrance, and a beautiful color, as well.

Tatoeba · #2455737

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