Fragrance
/ˈfɹeɪɡɹən(t)s/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA pleasant smell or odour.
nounA perfume.
Sentence Examples
This flower gives off a strong fragrance.
These flowers have a really nice fragrance.
John thought Mary knew Tom was a fragrance chemist.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The pleasant ____ of the flowers attracted bees from far away.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The sweet ____ of blooming jasmine filled the evening air, making the garden a pleasant place to sit.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁g- Ecclesiastical Latin fragrō Ecclesiastical Latin fragrāns Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Ecclesiastical Latin -ius Ecclesiastical Latin -ia Ecclesiastical Latin fragrantiabor. French fragrancebor. English fragrance Borrowed from French fragrance, from Middle French fragrance, from Old French fraglance, from Late Latin frāgrantia. See fragrant.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"You could just use ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is an intensely personal thing, so try this version now and next time cook the sauce down with crushed, split lemongrass and a shredded lime leaf."
— 2015 October 27, Matt Preston, The Simple Secrets to Cooking Everything Better, Plum, →ISBN, page 192:
"Today, sales of women's fragrances are double those of men's, and 80 percent of all men's after-shaves and colognes are in fact bought by women, as gifts."
— 1987 October, Timothy Kalich, “Marketing: What's in a Smell?”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The pleasant ____ of the flowers attracted bees from far away.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The sweet ____ of blooming jasmine filled the evening air, making the garden a pleasant place to sit.