perfume
Noun · VerbUS[per-fyoom]/pɚˈfjum/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)perfumes
- a distinctive odor that is pleasantSynonyms: aromafragrancescentType of smell, odorKinds incense
- a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odorSynonyms: essenceType of toiletry, toilet articlesKinds patchouli, toilet water, rose water, potpourri, perfumery, cologne
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Translations
Noun substance providing a pleasant smell
- Spanish
- perfume
- French
- parfum
- German
- Parfüm
- Italian
- profumo
- Portuguese
- perfume
- Turkish
- parfüm
- Russian
- духи́ duxí
- Arabic
- عِطْر ʕiṭr
- Chinese
- 香水 xiāngshuǐ
- Japanese
- 香水 kōsui
33 more languages
- Dutch
- parfum
- Polish
- perfumy
- Swedish
- parfym
- Greek
- άρωμα ároma
- Korean
- 향수 hyangsu
- Indonesian
- parfum
- Vietnamese
- nước hoa
- Hungarian
- parfüm
- Portuguese (PT)
- perfume
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 香水 xiāngshuǐ
- Albanian
- parfum
- Catalan
- perfum
- Czech
- parfém
- Danish
- parfume
- Esperanto
- parfumo
- Estonian
- parfüüm
- Finnish
- parfyymi
- Georgian
- სუნამო sunamo
- Hebrew
- בושם bósem
- Icelandic
- ilmvatn
- Kurdish
- parfûm
- Latvian
- parfīms
- Lithuanian
- kvepalai
- Malagasy
- ranomanitra
- Norwegian
- parfyme
- Romanian
- parfum
- Scottish Gaelic
- cùbhraidheachd
- Serbo-Croatian
- parfem
- Slovak
- voňavka
- Slovenian
- parfum
- Swahili
- marashi
- Welsh
- persawr
- Yiddish
- פּאַרפֿום parfum
Noun pleasant smell
- Spanish
- aroma
- French
- parfum
- Italian
- profumo
- Portuguese
- fragrância
- Turkish
- güzel koku
- Russian
- арома́т aromát
- Arabic
- عَبِير ʕabīr
- Chinese
- 香味 xiāngwèi
- Japanese
- 香り kaori
- Polish
- zapach
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Per·fume′ (pẽr-fūm′), transitive verb [past tense & past participle Perfumed (pẽr-fūmd′); present participle & verbal noun Perfuming.]
Origin: F. parfumer (cf. Sp. perfumar); par (see Par) + fumer to smoke, L. fumare, fr. fumus smoke. See Fume.
To fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.
And Carmel's flowery top perfumes the skies.— Alexander Pope
Per′fume (pẽr′fūm or pẽr-fūm′; 277), noun
Origin: F. parfum; cf. Sp. perfume. See Perfume, verb
1. The scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor; fragrance; aroma.
No rich perfumes refresh the fruitful field.— Alexander Pope
2. A substance that emits an agreeable odor.
And thou shalt make it a perfume.— Ex. xxx. 35.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54