scent vs fragrance
fragrance vs scentscent and fragrance both are nouns.
scent is a verb but fragrance is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scent | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| fragrance | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
fragrance is a hyponym of
scent; that is, fragrance is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
scent:
- scent: any property detected by the olfactory system
- fragrance: a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
Other hyponyms of scent include
bouquet, fragrancy, redolence, sweetness, fetidness, foulness, malodorousness, rankness, stinkiness, muskiness, rancidness, aromaticity, mintiness.
As nouns,
scent and fragrance
are synonyms defined as:
- scent and fragrance: a distinctive odor that is pleasant
| scent (noun) | fragrance (noun) |
|---|---|
| any property detected by the olfactory system | a pleasingly sweet olfactory property |
| an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced | a distinctive odor that is pleasant |
| a distinctive odor that is pleasant |
| scent (verb) | fragrance (verb) |
|---|---|
| apply perfume to | |
| catch the scent of; get wind of | |
| cause to smell or be smelly |
Words related to "scent"
- aroma
- aromaticity
- aromatise
- aromatize
- bouquet
- cause to be perceived
- cense
- fetidness
- foulness
- fragrance
- fragrancy
- groom
- incense
- inodorous
- malodorousness
- mintiness
- musk
- muskiness
- neaten
- nose
- odor
- odorize
- odorless
- odorous
- odour
- odourise
- odourless
- olfactory perception
- olfactory property
- olfactory sensation
- perfume
- property
- rancidness
- rankness
- redolence
- scent out
- smell
- smell up
- stink out
- stink up
- stinkiness
- sweetness
- thurify
- wind
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