perfume
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perfume
- /ˈpɜːfjuːm/ UK
- /ˈpɝfjuːm/ US
- /pɚˈfjuːm/ US
- /ˈpɝfjuːm/ US
- /pɚˈfjuːm/ US
Rhymes with (US, General American) -uːm
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French parfum, perfum. Doublet of parfum.
noun perfumes
- A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor. Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarl
- A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor. She bought a perfume at the airport.
verb perfumes · perfuming · perfumed
- To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: aromatize, fragrance, aroma, scent, essence, fragrant, smell, odor, incense, cense, flavor, flavour, bouquet, stuff, speed, joke
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noun pleasant smell
| Español | aroma |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 향기 hyanggi |
| 日本語 | 香り kaori, 香気 kōki |
| 中文 | 香味 xiāngwèi, 芬芳 fēnfāng, 香氣 /香气 xiāngqì, 芳味 fāngwèi, 芳氣 /芳气 fāngqì, 芬郁 fēnyù |
| हिन्दी | परिमल parimal, इत्र itra, अतर atar, महक mahak, सुगंध sugandh, ख़ुशबू xuśbū |
| Português | fragrância, perfume, cheiro |
| Français | parfum, fragrance |
| Deutsch | Duft |
| Italiano | profumo |
| Ελληνικά | άρωμα ároma, ευωδιά evodiá |
| Română | parfum |
| Русский | благоуха́ние blagouxánije, арома́т aromát |
| Tiếng Việt | mùi thơm, hương thơm, hương vị |
| العربية | أَرِيج ʔarīj, عَبِير ʕabīr, شَذًا šaḏan, عِطْر ʕiṭr, شَذًى šaḏan |
noun substance providing a pleasant smell
| Español | perfume |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 향수 hyangsu |
| 日本語 | 香水 kōsui |
| 中文 | 香水 xiāngshuǐ |
| हिन्दी | ख़ुशबू xuśbū |
| Kiswahili | marashi |
| Português | perfume |
| Français | parfum |
| Deutsch | Parfüm, Duftstoff, Parfum |
| Italiano | profumo |
| Ελληνικά | άρωμα ároma |
| Română | parfum |
| Русский | духи́ duxí, парфю́м parfjúm |
| Tiếng Việt | nước thơm, nước hoa |
| العربية | أَرِيج ʔarīj, شَذًا šaḏan, عِطْر ʕiṭr |
| עברית | בושם, בֹּשֶׂם bósem |
Talk about this word "perfume." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/perfume. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. perfume. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/perfume "perfume." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/perfume.Cite this
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title = {perfume},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
