perfume

[pur-fyoom, per-fyoom, per-fyoom, pur-fyoom] / ˈpɜr fyum, pərˈfyum, pərˈfyum, ˈpɜr fyum /

NOUN

scent, often manufactured and packaged for personal use

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aroma bouquet incense odor oil smell spice

STRONG

attar balm balminess cologne essence fragrance redolence sachet sweetness

WEAK

eau de cologne

Antonyms

WEAK

odor stench stink

Example Sentences

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The room smelled like perfume and hairspray, with the sour hint of body odor mixed with all-natural deodorant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

He also said that their two children reminded him of "the best" of Michelle and that they "ask for her perfume so they can still smell her".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Maybe one person’s stink is another’s perfume; maybe we’ve gone nose-blind to all fetidness.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

Subscribers have two weeks to try out the sample kit and decide if they want to keep the full-size perfume.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

I hear a nightingale warbling in a wood half a mile off; no moving form is visible, no coming step audible; but that perfume increases: I must flee.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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