scent
[noun]
Synonyms:
- fragrance, aroma, bouquet, odour, perfume, smell
- trail, spoor, track
[verb]
Synonyms:
- detect, discern, nose out, sense, smell, sniff

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Related Words: essence, whiff

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English Thesaurus: smell, whiff, scent, fragrance/perfume, aroma, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. scent¹ /sent/ noun

1. [countable] a pleasant smell that something has Synonym : fragrance:
a yellow rose with a lovely scent
scent of
the sweet scent of ripe fruit

2. [countable] the smell of a particular animal or person that some other animals, for example dogs, can follow

3. throw/put somebody off the scent to give someone false information to prevent them from catching you or discovering something:
Was he trying to put me off the scent because I had come too close to the truth?

4. [uncountable and countable] especially British English a liquid that you put on your skin to make it smell pleasant Synonym : perfume

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. scent² verb [transitive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: sentir 'to feel, smell', from Latin sentire 'to feel']

1. to give a particular smell to something ⇒ perfume:
Honeysuckle and roses scented the air.

2. written to suddenly think that something is going to happen or exists:
We scented danger and decided to leave.
The press had immediately scented a story.
The trade unions have scented victory.

3. if an animal scents another animal or a person, it knows that they are near because it can smell them

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

scent
noun
I. pleasant smell
ADJ. heady, heavy, pungent, rich, sharp, strong the heavy scent of Indian cooking
delicate, faint | sweet | beautiful, lovely | fresh the fresh scent of flowers
warm | musky | exotic
VERB + SCENT have This flower has no scent.
be filled with The air was filled with the scent of lilac.
give off, release The flowers give off a heady scent at night.
smell
SCENT + VERB come, drift From the vine outside came the scent of honey.
fill sth The scent of pine filled the room.
linger The scent of incense lingered in the air.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

scent
II. smell that an animal/a person leaves behind
ADJ. body, human, masculine, personal, sexual
VERB + SCENT be on, have The dog was on the scent of a rabbit. The hounds have the scent.
leave The cat had left its scent on the sofa.
catch, pick up One of the hounds had picked up the scent of a fox.
lose | follow
SCENT + NOUN gland | trail

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

scent
III. liquid with a sweet smell that you put on your body
ADJ. expensive | cheap
QUANT. bottle
VERB + SCENT use, wear | dab on, put on, spray on She dabbed some scent on her wrists.
smell | reek of, smell of She reeked of cheap scent.
SCENT + NOUN bottle

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

smell something that you can recognize by breathing in through your nose:
the smell from the kitchen
What’s that awful smell?
the sweet smell of roses
whiff something that you smell for a short time:
He caught a whiff of her perfume.
a whiff of apple blossom
scent a smell – used especially about the pleasant smell from flowers, plants, or fruit. Also used about the smell left by an animal:
The rose had a beautiful scent.
Cats use their scent to mark their territory.
the sharp, dying scent of autumn
the heady scent (=strong scent)of magnolias
fragrance/perfume a pleasant smell, especially from flowers, plants, or fruit. Fragrance and perfume are more formal than scent:
the sweet perfume of the orange blossoms
Each mango has its own special fragrance.
aroma formal a pleasant smell from food or coffee:
the aroma of fresh coffee
The kitchen was filled with the aroma of mince pies.
odour British English, odor American English formal an unpleasant smell:
An unpleasant odour was coming from the dustbins.
the odor of stale tobacco smoke
pong British English informal an unpleasant smell:
What’s that horrible pong?
stink/stench a very strong and unpleasant smell:
I couldn’t get rid of the stink of sweat.
The toilet gave off a terrible stench.
smell good/nice etc
The food smelled good.
smell delicious
That soup smells delicious.
smell fresh
Rub your chopping board with lemon to keep it smelling fresh.
smell sweet
A ripe melon will smell sweet.
smell bad/awful etc
Cigarettes make your clothes smell awful.
smell funny/strange
This place smells funny sometimes.
smell strongly of something
The man smelled strongly of alcohol.
smell faintly of something
His suit smelled faintly of tobacco.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

scent
sent
See: throw off the scent

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲