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Synonyms for scent
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Wiktionary
scentnoun
scentnoun
to detect the scent of
The hounds scented the fox in the woods.
scentnoun
An odour left by an animal that may be used for tracing.
Scent the air with burning sage before you begin your meditation.
scentnoun
The sense of smell.
I believe the bloodhound has the best scent of all dogs.
scentnoun
A perfume.
scentnoun
Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone.
Princeton's WordNet
aroma, fragrance, perfume, scentnoun
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
Synonyms:
fragrance, sweetness, olfactory property, essence, bouquet, redolence, odor, aroma, odour, fragrancy, smell, perfumescentnoun
an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
Synonyms:
fragrance, aroma, odor, odour, smell, olfactory property, perfumeolfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scentverb
any property detected by the olfactory system
Synonyms:
smell, olfactory property, flavour, olfaction, feel, feeling, flavor, look, odor, spirit, sense of smell, fragrance, olfactory sensation, aroma, odour, perfume, smelling, tone, olfactory modality, olfactory perceptionodorize, odourise, scentverb
cause to smell or be smelly
scent, nose, windverb
catch the scent of; get wind of
"The dog nosed out the drugs"
Synonyms:
wrap, lift, horn in, wind up, meander, hoist, odorize, pry, wind, twist, nuzzle, odourise, wreathe, nose, roll, wander, intrude, curve, perfume, thread, weave, twine, pokeperfume, scentverb
apply perfume to
"She perfumes herself every day"
Synonyms:
aromatise, odourise, nose, aromatize, wind, odorize, perfume
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Editors Contribution
petrichor
the smell of dusty stone after rain; petrichor.
"ah, the smell of dust after rain, one of life's greatest pleasures."
Submitted by rinat on June 7, 2017
Dictionary of English Synonymes
scentnoun
Synonyms:
odor, smell, perfume, fragrance, redolence, balminessscentverb
Synonyms:
smell, get scent ofscentverb
Synonyms:
perfume, fill with odor, give odor to
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#446 | look | |
#457 | thread | |
#873 | feel | |
#1899 | wind | |
#2181 | spirit | |
#2595 | roll | |
#2935 | feeling | |
#4082 | tone | |
#4499 | lift | |
#5452 | wrap | |
#5696 | perfume | |
#5714 | curve | |
#5959 | nose | |
#7369 | fragrance | |
#7805 | essence | |
#7835 | twist | |
#8314 | smell | |
#8705 | flavor | |
#9879 | bouquet | |
#12497 | odor | |
#13121 | scent | |
#14093 | runway | |
#16140 | smells | |
#17423 | aroma | |
#17542 | wander | |
#17716 | weave | |
#18059 | flavour | |
#20854 | poke | |
#25334 | sweetness | |
#26717 | smelling | |
#27830 | hoist | |
#28442 | stink | |
#32752 | olfactory | |
#33915 | odour | |
#39113 | stench | |
#42756 | pry | |
#43915 | twine | |
#52352 | meander | |
#58820 | intrude | |
#97727 | flavouring | |
#138639 | olfaction | |
#200615 | nuzzle |
How to use scent in a sentence?
I don’t know, i found that her scent was present.
There is no scent of nostalgia like a fragrance drawn from the garden of childhood memories.
I love 3-D movies...that's exactly what it was like. you could be following a jet ski...they could add scent. They could add mist.
Nature gets credit which should in truth be reserved for ourselves: the rose for its scent, the nightingale for its song; and the sun for its radiance. The poets are entirely mistaken. They should address their lyrics to themselves and should turn them into odes of self congratulation on the excellence of the human mind.
Like dogs, snakes mostly rely on scent, not vision, to work out what's going on in the world around them.
Translations for scent
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- روائح, رائحة, أريجArabic
- еҫBashkir
- пах, запахBelarusian
- миризма, мирисBulgarian
- গন্ধBengali
- olfacte, esènciaCatalan, Valencian
- vůněCzech
- wittern, parfümieren, Geruch, DuftGerman
- οσμήGreek
- fragancia, olfato, esenciaSpanish
- عطرPersian
- jälki, tuoksu, vihi, haju, hajuvesi, hajujälki, vainu, vainuta, hajuaisti, hajustaa, jäljetFinnish
- odeur, flairerFrench
- ריחHebrew
- गंधHindi
- illat, szag, kiszimatol, szaglás, illatszer, szaglászik, parfümHungarian
- բույր, բուրմունքArmenian
- profumoItalian
- におわせる, 嗅ぎ付ける, 香り, 手がかり, 匂い, 嗅覚, 臭いJapanese
- ក្លិនKhmer
- 냄새Korean
- reuk, geur, reukvermogen, parfum, ruiken, spoorDutch
- trop, perfumy, woń, zapach, ślad, zwietrzyć, zwęszyćPolish
- cheiro, fragrância, aroma, odor, olfato, perfume, odorizar, perfumar, [[sentir]] ([[o]]) [[cheiro]] ([[de]]), pistaPortuguese
- духи, след, обонять, почуять, чутьё, нюх, запах, обоняние, пахнуть, чуятьRussian
- miris, мирисSerbo-Croatian
- vôňaSlovak
- vonjSlovene
- lukta, vittra, spårSwedish
- กลิ่นThai
- исTatar
- запахUkrainian
- mùiVietnamese
- 香味Chinese
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