Definition
a scent: an aroma, a smell, a perfume
Even the scent of Susie's perfume makes Philip go crazy! The smell of it has a strange effect on him.
(a) scented (candle): (a) perfumed, fragranced (candle)
Pronunciation examples
UK: Even the scent of Susie's perfume makes Philip go crazy!
US: The garden was filled with the scent of flowers.
- "Outback Cologne is Delavigne Australia's flagship scent, first released in 1989."
- "The Smell of Success: Kalvin Krime's scented billboard adverts"
- "- Refreshing lavender / citrus scent"
- "The fans blow air over the cartridges, and the scent of the perfume wafts into the surrounding area."
- "Each billboard emits the scent of Washed Up, described by Kalvin Krime as "a masculine blend of sun, surf, and wetsuits"."
- "Your trademark scent, Bruno."
- "To smell just right, there's a huge range of scents to choose from. Our fragrance expert at Vague magazine is here to help you choose from 3 of the best."
- "In previous ad campaigns, Outback Cologne was marketed as an extremely masculine scent for the "outdoorsy", "rugged", "manly" type."
- "We're trying to rebrand Outback Cologne as a scent that also appeals to urban individuals, university students, young professionals, people who frequent bars and cafés and single men on the dating scene."
- "At the time of going to press, 200 of these scented billboard adverts are being rolled out across the USA's biggest cities."
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