variants
also ottos
as in scents
a sweet or pleasant smell
exuding the attar of jasmine, the beautifully bejeweled woman set off for the ball
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Noun
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Its menthol resin scents the forest, encouraging deep breaths in time with the Atlantic surf on Itapororoca beach, forever within earshot.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026 -
Crafted by the world's top perfumers, Laundry Sauce's signature scents are bold, complex, and long-lasting -- more luxury cologne than laundry detergent.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Our Take on the Scent Having sampled hundreds of fragrances over decades of reporting on fashion and beauty, Eau Parfumée Thé Impérial, is a winner.—
Anne Bratskeir,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Apr. 2026
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Choose from beautiful designs and amazing fragrances including Coffee + Cream, Mint + Eucalyptus, Sandalwood + Vanilla, Spice + Fire, Juniper + Citronella and more.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Smelling my mother's perfumes last night was like opening the floodgates.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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Sensory stations will allow visitors to discover the olfactory notes that define the perfumes for women and men.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The season brings natural aromas like florals and herbs that signal a new beginning.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
16 Apr. 2026
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These pioneering chemists from IQUEMA also spearheaded other astonishing, detailed archaeological initiatives that determined the compositions of old wine and aromas of the Roman Empire and of the mortars used in the Domus of Salvius, in the present case.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Attars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attars. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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