scent vs fragrancy
fragrancy vs scentscent and fragrancy both are nouns.
scent is a verb but fragrancy is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scent | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| fragrancy | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
fragrancy is a hyponym of
scent; that is, fragrancy is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
scent:
- scent: any property detected by the olfactory system
- fragrancy: a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
Other hyponyms of scent include
bouquet, fragrance, redolence, sweetness, fetidness, foulness, malodorousness, rankness, stinkiness, muskiness, rancidness, aromaticity, mintiness.
| scent (noun) | fragrancy (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 |
| scent (verb) | fragrancy (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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