fragrance

[frey-gruhns] Example Sentences Origin

fra·grance

[frey-gruhns]
noun
1.
the quality of being fragrant; a sweet or pleasing scent.
2.
perfume, cologne, toilet water, or the like.

Origin:
1660–70; < French < Late Latin frāgrantia. See fragrant, -ance


See perfume.

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Fragrance is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
Example Sentences
  • Add essential oils such as lavender or lemon to your cleaning products for a pleasant fragrance.
  • The spicy fragrance wafting through the air can get anyone in a festive spirit.
  • Smooth deep green leaves with yellow variegation have a spicy apple fragrance and flavor.
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fragrance or fragrancy (ˈfreɪɡrəns)
 
n , pl -grances, -grancies
1.  a pleasant or sweet odour; scent; perfume
2.  the state of being fragrant
 
fragrancy or fragrancy
 
n

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Word Origin & History

fragrance
1660s, from Fr. fragrance, from L.L. fragrantia, from fragrans (see fragrant).
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