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lemon-scented

lemon-scented

1 1.2
Having the smell of lemon
  • adjective
translation icon : con aroma a limón
  • She could smell his lemon-scented cologne and was disconcerted.
  • lemon-scented gum
  • lemon-scented geranium

Examples

  • But my favorite is a decadent ricotta millet pudding, lemon-scented and honey-sweetened, served with warm raspberry compote.

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  • On my dining room table is a blue and white china pot filled with lemon-scented geranium and sage.

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  • New improved lemon-scented just out on the market and better than ever!

  • I could not get enough of the lemon-scented geranium.

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  • It remained only for me to add the lemon-scented powder and turn the thing on.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • When I went back inside, my mother was spraying the living room walls with lemon-scented Endust.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Her apartment never fully shed its odor of fried potatoes and lemon-scented air freshener.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The afternoon's events seemed surreal, unable to compete with the ordinary smells of brewing coffee and lemon-scented cleaner.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • As he strolled between La Brea and Fairfax, he breathed in the scents of musk and heavy floral perfumes, of chamomile and lemon-scented hair.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The air was filled with the refreshing aroma of lemon-scented candles, creating a bright atmosphere in the room.

Synonyms

lemony
vslemon-scented
4 2.5

Having the fresh sour taste or smell of a lemon

is confined to the smell or aroma only
citrusy
vslemon-scented
1 3.7

Having a fresh, sharp taste or smell like a lemon

specifies one sour fruit smell rather than broad fruit qualities
lemonlike
vslemon-scented
2.9

Having the sour, fresh taste, smell, or look of a lemon

focuses on smell rather than appearance or sour taste

How Scented

pungent
18 4.8
aromatic
12 4.1
fragrant
34 2.2
lemon-scented
1 1.2
scented
13 2.3
unscented
3 3.2

Surface Forms

lemon-scented positive

Morphology

lemon-scented = lemon + scented (transparent) = lemon + scent + ed

A straightforward compound of 'lemon' + 'scented' (scent + -ed), so the meaning is directly derived from its parts.

Etymology

The word lemon-scented comes from two simple parts: lemon, the fruit named long ago in the Middle East and Asia, and scent, which means 'smell'. So a lemon-scented thing is one that has the 'smell' of lemon, often fresh and clean.