Fragrance

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fragrance \Fra"grance\, Fragrancy \Fra"gran*cy\, n. [L.
     fragrantia: cf. OF. fragrance.]
     The quality of being fragrant; sweetness of smell; a sweet
     smell; a pleasing odor; perfume.
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           Eve separate he spies,
           Veiled in a cloud of fragrance.          --Milton.
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           The goblet crowned,
           Breathed aromatic fragrancies around.    --Pope.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fragrance
       n 1: a distinctive odor that is pleasant [syn: {aroma}, {perfume},
             {scent}]
       2: a pleasingly sweet olfactory property [syn: {bouquet}, {redolence},
           {sweetness}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "fragrance":
     aroma, balm, bouquet, breath, definite odor, detectable odor,
     effluvium, emanation, essence, exhalation, flavor, fragrancy, fume,
     incense, odor, perfume, redolence, savor, scent, smell, spice,
     spoor, stench, subtle odor, trace, trail, whiff