perfume
/'pə:fju:m/
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Definition
Noun:
- A fragrant liquid cosmetic: A substance, typically a liquid, created to emit a pleasant smell, often applied to the body or clothing.
- A pleasant, distinctive smell: A natural or artificial agreeable odor that lingers in the air.
Verb:
- To apply perfume: To put perfume on oneself or something else.
- To fill with a pleasant smell: To impart a fragrant odor to an area or object; to scent.
Examples
Noun:
- She received a bottle of expensive French perfume for her birthday.
- The perfume of the roses filled the entire garden.
Verb:
- She perfumes her wrists every morning before leaving the house.
- The blooming jasmine perfumed the warm evening air.
Advanced Usage
"To wear perfume": To have applied perfume to one's body.
- He always wears a subtle perfume to important meetings.
In a figurative sense: To imbue something with a particular quality or atmosphere.
- Her kindness perfumed the memory of our conversation.
Variants and Related Words
Perfumer (n): A person who makes or sells perfumes.
- The perfumer created a unique scent from rare flowers.
Perfumery (n): The art or business of making perfume; a shop where perfume is sold.
- She studied the ancient art of perfumery.
Perfumed (adj): Having been treated with or having a pleasant smell.
- She handed him a perfumed letter.
Synonyms
- Noun: Fragrance, scent, aroma, cologne, bouquet.
- Verb: Scent, fragrance.
Related Phrases
A hint of perfume: A very slight, delicate smell of perfume.
- A hint of her perfume lingered in the room.
To be perfumed with: To be filled or characterized by a specific smell.
- The hallway was perfumed with the smell of fresh bread.
Noun
- a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor
- a distinctive odor that is pleasant
Verb
- apply perfume to
- She perfumes herself every day
- fill or impregnate with an odor
- orange blossoms perfumed the air in the garden