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

Synonyms
See perfume.
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fragrance or fragrancy (ˈfreɪɡrəns) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—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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fragrance
1660s, from Fr. fragrance, from L.L. fragrantia, from fragrans (see fragrant).
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Example sentences
The rose fragrance was also really light and pleasant.
Inside, the fragrance of the flowers mingled with the odor of wood smoke and mildew.
The weeds were abloom with tiny purple blossoms and gave forth an overpowering fragrance.
Add essential oils such as lavender or lemon to your cleaning products for a
  pleasant fragrance.
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