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perfume

perfume

124 1.0
A liquid with a pleasant smell used to make a person smell nice
  • noun
  • /pərˈfjuːm/
translation icon : perfume
  • When I say I have too many perfumes, I mean it.
  • a bottle of perfume
  • smell the perfume
  • perfume and cologne

So this is the forever perfume by I don't know Elvis.

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Examples

  • Up close, my mother's perfume surrounded me like the green memory of a dress.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • I made a new perfume and it smells like you.

  • This is my favorite perfume of all time.

  • I can smell your perfume from way over here.

  • Then I put on enough perfume to drive the cat under the bed.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Oh I like that perfume, smells amazing.

  • This is a perfume that I got gifted to by my mom.

  • A little bit of lipstick and a bit of perfume as well.

  • There is a dressing table loaded with antique perfume bottles, half of them knocked over and smashed.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The overwhelming smell of her expensive perfume wafted through the front door.

Synonyms

scent
vsperfume
165 1.0

A pleasant smell from things like perfume or flowers

is the scented liquid used to give the body a pleasant smell
fragrance
vsperfume
83 2.6

A pleasant sweet smell from flowers or perfume

is the scented liquid applied to the body rather than an abstract smell
cologne
vsperfume
46 3.7

A light-smelling liquid you put on your skin

is a scented liquid for body use with a broader strength range
patchouli
vsperfume
4 8.8

A strong musky scent that comes from the oil of a tropical plant

is the general scented liquid for body use rather than a specific ingredient scent
toilet water
vsperfume
  • Archaic
1 4.6

A light scented liquid people put on their skin to smell nice

is a scented liquid for body use that is usually stronger than this
eau de toilette
vsperfume
1 7.2

A light perfume with a milder scent than regular perfume

is a scented liquid meant for body application often with higher concentration
eau de cologne
vsperfume
1 5.3

A light scented liquid that people put on their skin to smell pleasant

is the scented body liquid used broadly, not only the historical regional form
parfum
vsperfume
1 4.8

A pleasant smell often from flowers or scented liquids you wear

is the scented liquid applied to the body in general
cologne water
vsperfume
4.8

A light scented liquid people put on their skin to smell nice

is the general scented liquid applied to the body rather than this formulation

Antonyms

80 3.5

A very bad strong smell that makes you feel sick

Compounds

A short soft smell of perfume in the air

How Strong

perfume
124 1.0
cologne
46 3.7

Surface Forms

perfume singular
perfumes plural

Etymology

Perfume originally named the scent made by smoke and oils, from Latin per- 'through' and fumare 'to smoke', since people used incense and scented oils. That's why perfume now means the fragrant liquid you put on your body.