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perfume

/ˈpɝfjuːm/noun, verb2 syllables

Perfume means: a distinctive odor that is pleasant.

Synonyms for perfume7

noun, as in a distinctive odor that is pleasant

aroma, fragrance, scent

noun, as in a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor

essence

verb, as in fill or impregnate with an odor

aromatize, aromatise

verb, as in apply perfume to

scent

also used for perfume

parfum

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What does perfume mean?4

noun

1

a distinctive odor that is pleasant

2

a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor

verb

1

fill or impregnate with an odor“orange blossoms perfumed the air in the garden”

2

apply perfume to“She perfumes herself every day”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with perfume?18

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Perfume in a sentence

  • Like a delicate perfume, a gust of melancholy wrapped around him.Miktsoanit
  • While the king is on his couch, my spikenard exudes its perfume.carlosalberto
  • A light, airy puff flows from this perfume.Zurich899
  • Ziri is in his lab, concocting a new perfume.Amastan
  • If you can smell your own perfume, you're wearing too much.Hybrid
  • Sami sprayed some perfume when he got home.OsoHombre
  • The flowers give off a very pleasant perfume.unknown
  • Do you like the smell of this perfume?CK

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Forms of perfume

as a noun

plural
perfumes

as a verb

past tense
perfumed
present participle
perfuming
third-person singular
perfumes
past participle
perfumed