as in incenses
to fill or infuse with a pleasant odor or odor-releasing substance
roses perfumed the wedding chapel
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Recent Examples of perfumes
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
Cozy perfumes are taking over because consumers are craving comfort, nostalgia and a sense of discovery rather than the straightforward fresh and floral scents that dominated earlier years.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
Honey scent fragrances are quietly dethroning the clean laundry perfumes that defined the last few years, and the shift says something about what people want from a signature scent right now.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
Increasingly, the most successful perfumes are the ones designed to influence how the wearer feels.
—Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
These include the consolidation of gourmand perfumes’ popularity and synergy with the food industry to sports, active lifestyles and pop culture infiltrating the storytelling of artistic olfactory collections, which are increasingly attracting younger consumers.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
This summer’s take on beachy perfumes encapsulates the calming, pensive, and healing nature of the seashore.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 3 June 2026
But petrochemicals derived from oil and gas production are found in more than 6,000 products consumers use daily – including aspirin, keyboards, perfumes, contact lenses and vitamin capsules.
—Pippa Stevens,macklin Fishman, CNBC, 24 May 2026
Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
It’s fortified with a splash of orange liqueur that faintly perfumes the custard.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Noun
Beauty writer Kara Nesvig called the Jo Malone fragrance bright and fruity thanks to cheerful peach notes at the top, with honey serving as a delicate backbone, in her Allure roundup of honey perfumes.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
Cozy perfumes are taking over because consumers are craving comfort, nostalgia and a sense of discovery rather than the straightforward fresh and floral scents that dominated earlier years.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
Honey scent fragrances are quietly dethroning the clean laundry perfumes that defined the last few years, and the shift says something about what people want from a signature scent right now.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
Increasingly, the most successful perfumes are the ones designed to influence how the wearer feels.
—Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
These include the consolidation of gourmand perfumes’ popularity and synergy with the food industry to sports, active lifestyles and pop culture infiltrating the storytelling of artistic olfactory collections, which are increasingly attracting younger consumers.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
This summer’s take on beachy perfumes encapsulates the calming, pensive, and healing nature of the seashore.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 3 June 2026
But petrochemicals derived from oil and gas production are found in more than 6,000 products consumers use daily – including aspirin, keyboards, perfumes, contact lenses and vitamin capsules.
—Pippa Stevens,macklin Fishman, CNBC, 24 May 2026
Verb
Markets brim with greens, citrus that perfumes the air and strawberries that’ll be a reminder of what they’re supposed to taste like.
—Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
It’s fortified with a splash of orange liqueur that faintly perfumes the custard.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perfumes
Noun
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The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis’s Dinosphere exhibit incorporates scents into its immersive world, which transports visitors back to the Late Cretaceous period between 68 and 66 million years ago.—
RJ Mackenzie,
Popular Science,
11 June 2026
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The strong, distinct scents of specific essential oils can prevent pests from entering the garden.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Homeowners can borrow the same strategy by choosing one consistent scent for the entryway and main living areas rather than layering competing fragrances in every room.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 June 2026
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The report defines functional fragrances as a subset of the fragrance category that goes beyond providing a pleasant scent to offer users specific therapeutic benefits.—
Laia Farran Graves,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Noun
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What other mythology would even try to accommodate extending necks, water squirters, and intentionally unpleasant aromas?—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
4 June 2026
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Its complexity of flavors and aromas is unique.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
1 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Perfumes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perfumes. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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