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- [noun pur-fyoom, per-fyoom; verb per-fyoom, pur-fyoom]
- /noun ˈpɜr fyum, pərˈfyum; verb pərˈfyum, ˈpɜr fyum/
- /ˈpɜː.fjuːm/
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- [noun pur-fyoom, per-fyoom; verb per-fyoom, pur-fyoom]
- /noun ˈpɜr fyum, pərˈfyum; verb pərˈfyum, ˈpɜr fyum/
Definitions of perfume word
- noun perfume a substance, extract, or preparation for diffusing or imparting an agreeable or attractive smell, especially a fluid containing fragrant natural oils extracted from flowers, woods, etc., or similar synthetic oils. 1
- noun perfume the scent, odor, or volatile particles emitted by substances that smell agreeable. 1
- verb with object perfume (of substances, flowers, etc.) to impart a pleasant fragrance to. 1
- verb with object perfume to impregnate with a sweet odor; scent. 1
- noun perfume artificial odour 1
- noun perfume pleasant natural odour 1
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Origin of perfume
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; earlier parfume (noun) < Middle French parfum, noun derivative of parfumer (v.) < obsolete Italian parfumare (modern profumare). See per-, fume
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Parts of speech for Perfume
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
perfume popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
perfume usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for perfume
noun perfume
- aroma — An aroma is a strong, pleasant smell.
- bouquet — A bouquet is a bunch of flowers which is attractively arranged.
- burnt offering — a sacrificial offering burnt, usually on an altar, to honour, propitiate, or supplicate a deity
- cologne — Cologne is a kind of weak perfume.
- eau de toilette — toilet water.
verb perfume
adj perfume
adjective perfume
- deodorant — Deodorant is a substance that you can use on your body to hide or prevent the smell of sweat.
- deodorising — Present participle of deodorise.
- deodorizing — Present participle of deodorize.
- odoriferous — yielding or diffusing an odor.
- odorless — the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell: to have an unpleasant odor.
Antonyms for perfume
noun perfume
- fetor — a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- malodor — an unpleasant or offensive odor; stench.
- mephitis — (in nontechnical use) a noxious or pestilential exhalation from the earth, as poison gas.
- miasma — noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere.
- musk — a substance secreted in a glandular sac under the skin of the abdomen of the male musk deer, having a strong odor, and used in perfumery.
Top questions with perfume
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