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noun
1.
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable: the scent of roses.
2.
an odor left in passing, by means of which an animal or person may be traced.
3.
a track or trail as or as if indicated by such an odor: The dogs lost the scent and the prisoner escaped.
4.
5.
EXPANDthe sense of smell: a remarkably keen scent.
6.
COLLAPSEsmall pieces of paper dropped by the hares in the game of hare and hounds.
verb (used with object)
7.
to perceive or recognize by or as if by the sense of smell: to scent trouble.
8.
to fill with an odor; perfume.
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Scent
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verb (used without object)
9.
to hunt by the sense of smell, as a hound.
Origin:
1325–75; (v.) earlier sent, Middle English senten < Middle French sentir to smell < Latin sentīre to feel; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v. Compare sense
1325–75; (v.) earlier sent, Middle English senten < Middle French sentir to smell < Latin sentīre to feel; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v. Compare sense
Related forms
scent·less, adjective
scent·less·ness, noun
non·scent·ed, adjective
out·scent, verb (used with object)
o·ver·scent·ed, adjective
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Example Sentences
- Some trainers and researchers think they detect subtle changes in human behavior or scent before an episode occurs.
- The aroma and taste is with me still and a bowl full in my kitchen, would scent the whole of my apartment.
- The myth derives from the belief that birds can detect human scent.
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World English Dictionary
| scent (sɛnt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a distinctive smell, esp a pleasant one |
| 2. | a smell left in passing, by which a person or animal may be traced |
| 3. | a trail, clue, or guide |
| 4. | an instinctive ability for finding out or detecting |
| 5. | another word (esp Brit) for perfume |
| —vb | |
| 6. | (tr) to recognize or be aware of by or as if by the smell |
| 7. | (tr) to have a suspicion of; detect: I scent foul play |
| 8. | (tr) to fill with odour or fragrance |
| 9. | (intr) (of hounds, etc) to hunt by the sense of smell |
| 10. | to smell (at): the dog scented the air |
| [C14: from Old French sentir to sense, from Latin sentīre to feel; see | |
| 'scented | |
| —adj | |
| 'scentless | |
| —adj | |
| 'scentlessness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
scent
c.1400, from O.Fr. sentir "to feel, perceive, smell," from L. sentire " to feel, perceive, sense" (see sense). Originally a hunting term. The -c- appeared 17c., perhaps by influence of ascent, descent, etc., or by influence of science. The noun is first recorded late 14c.
EXPAND Almost always applied to agreeable odors.
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
scent
the property of certain substances, in very small concentrations, to stimulate chemical sense receptors that sample the air or water surrounding an animal. In insects and other invertebrates and in aquatic animals, the perception of small chemical concentrations often merges with perception via contact of heavy concentrations (taste), and with other chemoreceptive specializations. See also smell.
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