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Webster 1828 Edition


Fragrance

FRA'GRANCE

,'GRANCY,
Noun.
[L. fragrantia, from fragro, to smell strong.]
Sweetness of smell; that quality of bodies which affects the olfactory nerves with an agreeable sensation; pleasing scent; grateful odor.
Eve separate he spies, vailed in a cloud of fragrance -
The goblet crown'd, breathed aromatic fragrances around.

Definition 2024


fragrance

fragrance

English

Noun

fragrance (plural fragrances)

  1. A pleasant smell or odour.

Synonyms

  • (pleasant smell): aroma

Translations

Verb

fragrance (third-person singular simple present fragrances, present participle fragrancing, simple past and past participle fragranced)

  1. (transitive) To apply a fragrance to; to perfume.