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Fragrance Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ance

Fragrance has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a distinctive odor that is pleasant

"The fresh cut grass filled the yard with a delightful fragrance after the morning rain."

2

a pleasingly sweet olfactory property

"The jasmine blooming in the garden filled the air with its naturally pleasingly sweet fragrance."

3

A pleasant smell or odour.

"The fresh jasmine fragrance filled the garden, making it feel like summer had returned early."

In plain English: Fragrance is a pleasant smell that makes something nice to be around.

"The fresh jasmine fragrance filled the garden after sunset."

Verb
1

To apply a fragrance to; to perfume.

"She decided to lightly fragrance her linen closet before packing it away for winter."

In plain English: To fragrance something means to add a pleasant smell to it so that it smells good.

"Please don't fragrance your food with too much artificial scent before serving it to guests."

Example Sentences
"The fresh jasmine fragrance filled the garden after sunset." noun
"Please don't fragrance your food with too much artificial scent before serving it to guests." verb
"The flowers did not fragrance the air in this damp valley." verb
"He tried to fragrance his room with fresh herbs but failed." verb
"No one can fragrance a stale atmosphere simply by opening a window." verb
See Also
smell embalm phellandrene fragrances nutmeg geranium fragrantness limonene parfum
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
smell olfactory property
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
incense

Origin

The word entered English through the French language as fragrance. It originally derived from a Late Latin term meaning "a smelling" or "scent."

Rhyming Words
nce ance ince unce ence once vince sence ponce nance munce vance dunce hence bonce ounce nonce gance dance vonce
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