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noun | verb perfumeperfume1 /ˈpɚfyum, pɚˈfyum/ ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable] ETYMOLOGYperfume1Origin: 1500-1600 French parfum ► wears ... perfume She wears too much perfume. THESAURUS the quality that people and animals recognize by using their nose► smell the quality that people and animals recognize by using their nose: What’s that smell? A delicious smell was coming from the kitchen. ► aroma a strong pleasant smell, especially from food or drinks: He was awakened by the aroma of fresh coffee. ► scent a pleasant smell: The scent of the pine trees was refreshing. ► fragrance a pleasant sweet smell: The fragrance of roses filled the room. ► perfume formal a pleasant sweet smell. Used especially in writing: In the garden, the perfume of the jasmine flowers was strong. ► whiff a smell of something that you notice for only a short time: There was a whiff of smoke in the air from the fire outside. ► odor a strong unpleasant smell that is easy to recognize: His clothes stunk with the odor of dead fish. ► stench a strong disgusting smell: The meat was decaying, and the stench made him feel sick. ► stink a very unpleasant smell: “What is that stink?” “It’s just the dog.” 1 a liquid that has a strong pleasant smell, that women put on their skin or clothing to make themselves smell nice: She wears too much perfume. → see also cologne2a sweet or pleasant smell: the rose’s heady perfume► see thesaurus at smell1 [Origin: 1500–1600 French parfum] noun | verb perfumeperfume2 /pɚˈfyum/ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEperfume |
Present | I, you, we, they | perfume | | he, she, it | perfumes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | perfumed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have perfumed | | he, she, it | has perfumed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had perfumed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will perfume | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have perfumed |
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Present | I | am perfuming | | he, she, it | is perfuming | | you, we, they | are perfuming | Past | I, he, she, it | was perfuming | | you, we, they | were perfuming | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been perfuming | | he, she, it | has been perfuming | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been perfuming | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be perfuming | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been perfuming |
1literary to fill something with a sweet pleasant smell: The sweet scent of sagebrush perfumed the air.2to add perfume or something else to make something smell nice—perfumed adjective: a perfumed envelope |