: having scent: such as
a
: having a perfumed smell
b
: having the sense of smell
c
: having or exhaling an odor
Examples of scented in a Sentence
a bowl of scented petals used to perfume a room
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Caitlin Gunther, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2025
Code Lavender Somewhere in Lubbock, Texas, stashed away in the corner of a hospital closet, there’s a cart stocked to the teeth with lavender-scented products.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025
Beyond that, scented herbs are also ideal for garden pest and disease control, and growing them side by side with marigolds can make pests even less likely to visit your vegetable garden.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2025
Holiday scented candles from Diptyque, Nest and Glasshouse were another top theme.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scented
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“Scented.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scented. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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