fragrance

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a distinctive odor that is pleasant
  2. noun a pleasingly sweet olfactory property

Etymology

Borrowed from French fragrance, from Middle French fragrance, from Old French fraglance, from Late Latin frāgrantia. See fragrant.

In classic literature

Synonyms

aroma, perfume, scent

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