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a smell, esp. when pleasant, or a smell left behind by an animal or person: [ C ] The scent of lilacs permeated the air. [ C ] The dogs were onto the lost boy’s scent (= were following his smell). Scent is also perfume (= liquid with a pleasant smell).
The meaning of SCENT is effluvia from a substance that affect the sense of smell. How to use scent in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Scent.
Synonyms for SCENT: fragrance, aroma, fragrancy, perfume, balm, incense, bouquet, attar; Antonyms of SCENT: stench, stink, reek, malodor, fetor, deodorize, stink up.
A scent is a smell. Every house has a particular scent that is recognizable to people as belonging to that house. Scent comes from the Latin sentire meaning "to feel, perceive, sense." The word was originally used in reference to hunting dogs, who track down animals by their scent.
The scent of a person or animal is the smell that they leave and that other people sometimes follow when looking for them. A police dog picked up the murderer's scent. Many kinds of insect find their mates by scent. When an animal scents something, it becomes aware of it by smelling it.
1. A distinctive, often agreeable odor. See Synonyms at fragrance, smell. 2. A perfume: an expensive French scent. 3. An odor left by the passing of an animal. 4. The trail of a hunted animal or fugitive: The hounds are on the scent. 5. The sense of smell: a bear's keen scent. 6.
Scent Definition. sĕnt. scented, scenting, scents. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. scents. A smell; odor. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A manufactured fluid preparation used to give fragrance; perfume. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
Definition of scent noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Scent definition: a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable. See examples of SCENT used in a sentence.
noun. /sɛnt/ [uncountable, countable] the pleasant smell that something has The air was filled with the scent of wild flowers. These flowers have no scent. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
