Main Entry:

fra·grance

Pronunciation:

\ˈfrā-grən(t)s\

Function:

noun

Date:

1667

1 a: a sweet or delicate odor (as of fresh flowers, pine trees, or perfume) b: something (as a perfume) compounded to give off a sweet or pleasant odor2: the quality or state of having a sweet odor

synonyms fragrance, perfume, scent, redolence mean a sweet or pleasant odor. fragrance suggests the odors of flowers or other growing things <the fragrance of pine>. perfume may suggest a stronger or heavier odor <the perfume of lilacs>. scent is very close to perfume but of wider application because more neutral in connotation <scent-free soaps>. redolence implies a mixture of fragrant or pungent odors <the redolence of a forest after a rain>.