scent

CEFRB2

/sɛnt/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A smell, especially one that is pleasant or distinctive.

  2. 02

    verb

    To notice or give off a smell.

Examples

  • The flowers give off a very pleasant scent.

  • There's a scent of danger.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A smell left by an animal that may be used for tracing.

  2. The sense of smell.

  3. A distinctive smell.

More examples

In context

  • the scent of flowers / of a skunk

  • to breathe in / inhale a scent

  • to give off / release / exude a scent

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English sent (noun) and senten (verb), from Old French sentir (“to feel, perceive, smell, sense”), from Latin sentiō, sentīre (“to feel, sense”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”), and thus related to Saterland Frisian Sin (“sense”), West Frisian sin (“sense”), Dutch zin (“sense, meaning”), Low German Sinn (“sense”), Luxembourgish Sënn (“sense, perception”), German Sinn (“sense”). The -c- appeared in the 17th century, possibly by influence of ascent, descent, etc., or by influence of science.