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- DictionaryScent/sent/
noun
- 1. a distinctive smell, especially one that is pleasant: "the scent of freshly cut hay"
- 2. a trail indicated by the characteristic smell of an animal and perceptible to hounds or other animals: "the hound followed the scent"
verb
- 1. impart a pleasant scent to: "a glass of tea scented with lemon balm"
- 2. discern by the sense of smell: "a shark can scent blood from well over half a mile away"
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Find 91 similar and opposite words for scent, a noun meaning a sweet or pleasant smell or a verb meaning to fill with odor. See examples, related articles, and synonym chooser for scent.
- Some common synonyms of scent are fragrance, perfume, and redolence. While all these words mean "a sweet or pleasant odor," scent is very close to...
- While in some cases nearly identical to scent, fragrance suggests the odors of flowers or other growing things. // the fragrance of pine
- The meanings of perfume and scent largely overlap; however, perfume may suggest a stronger or heavier odor. // the perfume of lilacs
- In some situations, the words redolence and scent are roughly equivalent. However, redolence implies a mixture of fragrant or pungent odors. // the...
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- Some common synonyms of smell are aroma, odor, and scent. While all these words mean "the quality that makes a thing perceptible to the olfactory s...
- The meanings of aroma and smell largely overlap; however, aroma suggests a somewhat penetrating usually pleasant odor. // the aroma of freshly grou...
- Odor may imply a stronger or more readily distinguished scent or it may be equivalent to smell. // a cheese with a strong odor
- Although the words scent and smell have much in common, scent applies to the characteristic smell given off by a substance, an animal, or a plant....
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