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fragrance - 3 dictionary results

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; < F < LL frāgrantia. See fragrant, -ance


See perfume.
fra·grance   (frā'grəns)   
n.  
  1. The state or quality of having a pleasant odor.
  2. A sweet or pleasant odor; a scent.
  3. A substance, such as a perfume or cologne, designed to emit a pleasant odor.
Synonyms: These nouns denote a pleasant or sweet odor: the fragrance of lilacs; the aroma of sizzling bacon; the bouquet of a fine wine; the perfume of roses; the redolence of fresh coffee; the scent of newly mown hay.

Fragrance

Fra"grance\, Fragrancy \Fra"gran*cy\, n. [L. fragrantia: cf. OF. fragrance.] 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.
Language Translation for : fragrance
Spanish: fragancia, perfume,
German: der Wohlgeruch,
Japanese: 芳香
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