scent is very close to perfume but of wider application because more neutral in connotation.
scent-free soaps
redolence implies a mixture of fragrant or pungent odors.
the redolence of a forest after a rain
Example Sentences
Noun She smelled the different perfumes at the store. the perfume of fresh flowers filled the room Verb The meal included a delicate fish perfumed with butter and herbs. a time when it was common for men to perfume their hair
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Unfortunately, their love (and perfume) was not built to last. Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 7 Sep. 2022 He also was found to have in his car and bag perfume, lip gloss, disposable contact lens, tobacco, tea bags, bubble gum, Pop Rocks and two red bandanas. Danny Robbins, ajc, 11 Aug. 2022 The group congregates around a ritual fire, with every member offering a small tribute—flowers, perfume, bread, wine—to the god being honored. Amy Bizzarri, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Aug. 2022 With a perfume, body & hand wash, and body crème, this set will leave you...ELLE, 19 July 2022 The Mathilde Schulte was loaded with almost nine hundred shipping containers (cargo: perfume, heavy machinery, cheese) bound for Brooklyn’s Red Hook Terminal. Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 The Souq is the ideal place to pick up local souvenirs and there are numerous stalls selling gold, perfume, clothing and spices. Sherrie Nachman, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022 Ethanol is not as ubiquitous as (say) gluten, but, as desperate alcoholics know, it can be found not just in whiskey sours but in perfume, mouthwash, and windshield-wiper fluid. Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 19 Apr. 2022 Saffron and the sweet musk of Indian long pepper perfume a dish that otherwise looks and comforts like Kraft shells and cheese.Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022
Verb
After two years in the making, Being Frenshe debuts with an assortment of 45 products ranging from bath powder to perfume oil. Jackie Fields, PEOPLE.com, 25 July 2022 These are an interesting case, but typically perfume oils blend fragranced oil and unscented oil to help smells stick to your skin for a while. Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 30 June 2022 Smaller, independent brands are often more creative in their approach to perfume making, highlighting individual ingredients and notes or using a story to attract customers. Rachel Strugatz, New York Times, 23 June 2022 Roses climb up old stone walls, brighten small squares and even perfume the Roland Garros stadium, where the French Open tennis tournament is held. Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post, 17 June 2022 Begin by sautéeing it with your aromatics at the start of cooking, add it midway to perfume the entire stew or braise, or do both. Rachel Gurjar, Bon Appétit, 16 May 2022 The sweet-smelling white blooms on the Graceful Gardenia ($39.99-$49.99) perfume a room.cleveland, 6 May 2022 The stench wafting from the tree's billows of white blossoms has been compared to perfume gone wrong, rotting fish, chlorine, and a cheese sandwich left in a car for a week.CBS News, 22 Apr. 2022 This version is lovely, with floral cardamom to perfume it.Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle French perfum, probably from Old Occitan, from perfumar to perfume, from per- thoroughly (from Latin) + fumar to smoke, from Latin fumare, from fumus smoke — more at fume