fragrance

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: fra=grance
• COUNT in NET: 12 in 11 verses (in OT : 9 in 8 verses) (in NT : 3 in 3 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

fragrance, n. [L. fragrantia: cf. OF. fragrance.].

 The quality of being fragrant; sweetness of smell; a sweet smell; a pleasing odor; perfume.  [1913 Webster]
"Eve separate he spies,
Veiled in a cloud of fragrance."  [1913 Webster]
"The goblet crowned,
Breathed aromatic fragrancies around."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

fragrance, n.
1 sweetness of smell.
2 a sweet scent.

Etymology

F fragrance or L fragrantia (as FRAGRANT)

THESAURUS

fragrance

aroma, balm, bouquet, breath, definite odor, detectable odor, effluvium, emanation, essence, exhalation, flavor, fragrancy, fume, incense, odor, perfume, redolence, savor, scent, smell, spice, spoor, stench, subtle odor, trace, trail, whiff

ROGET THESAURUS

fragrance

Odor

N odor, smell, odorament, scent, effluvium, emanation, exhalation, fume, essence, trail, nidor, redolence, sense of smell, scent, act of smelling, olfaction, olfactories, fragrance, odorant, bloodhound, hound, spoor, odorous, odoriferous, smelling, reeking, foul-smelling, strong- scented, redolent, graveolent, nidorous, pungent, putrid, foul, olfactory, quick-scented.

Fragrance

N fragrance, aroma, redolence, perfume, bouquet, essence, scent, sweet smell, aromatic perfume, agalloch, agallochium, aloes wood, bay rum, calambac, calambour, champak, horehound, lign-aloes, marrubium, mint, muskrat, napha water, olibanum, spirit of myrcia, essential oil, incense, musk, frankincense, pastil, pastille, myrrh, perfumes of Arabia, otto, ottar, attar, bergamot, balm, civet, potpourri, pulvil, nosegay, scentbag, sachet, smelling bottle, vinaigrette, eau de Cologne, toilet water, lotion, after-shave lotion, thurification, perfumer, eucalyptus oil, pinene, fragrant, aromatic, redolent, spicy, savory, balmy, scented, sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, perfumed, perfumatory, thuriferous, fragrant as a rose, muscadine, ambrosial.