perfume
[noun]
Synonyms: fragrance, aroma, bouquet, odour, scent, smell

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I. per‧fume¹ /ˈpɜːfjuːm $ ˈpɜːr-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: parfum, probably from Old Provençal perfumar 'to perfume', from Latin fumare 'to smoke']

1. a liquid with a strong pleasant smell that women put on their skin or clothing to make themselves smell nice Synonym : scent:
She was wearing the perfume that he’d bought her.

2. a sweet or pleasant smell Synonym : scent:
It had the delicate perfume of roses.
—perfumed adjective:
perfumed soap

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II. per‧fume² /ˈpɜːfjuːm $ pərˈfjuːm/ verb [transitive]

1. literary to make a place have a sweet pleasant smell:
Lilacs perfumed the air.

2. to put perfume on something

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

perfume
noun
I. liquid with a sweet smell that you put on your body
ADJ. expensive | cheap | strong | subtle | fragrant, sweet | exotic | musky | stale
QUANT. bottle
VERB + PERFUME use, wear | dab on, put on, spray on She dabbed some perfume on her wrists.
smell | reek of, smell of She reeked of cheap perfume.
PERFUME + NOUN bottle | company, house
PHRASES a waft/whiff of perfume He caught a faint whiff of her expensive French perfume.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

perfume
II. pleasant smell
ADJ. sweet | heady, strong | delicate, faint | exotic, strange
VERB + PERFUME smell | give off, release The lilies release their heady perfume in the evening.
PERFUME + VERB fill sth The perfume of the roses filled the room.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

perfume

wear perfume
What's that perfume you are wearing?
dab perfume on something (=quickly put perfume on )
She dabbed some perfume on her throat.
spray yourself with perfume
Jody sprayed herself with some of her mother’s perfume.
reek of perfume (=smell strongly of perfume)
It seemed to Polly that Sasha always left the bathroom reeking of horrible perfume.
smell of perfume
Her coat smelt of cheap perfume and cigarettes.
strong
I don't like wearing very strong perfume.
heavy (=strong)
She smelled of a heavy perfume he associated with his mother.
exotic (=unusual and interesting because it seems foreign)
The dancer left a waft of exotic perfume in the air.
cheap/expensive
He bought her a bottle of expensive French perfume.
a bottle/jar of perfume
He gave me a bottle of my favourite perfume.
the smell/scent of perfume
The smell of perfume filled the air.
a whiff/hint of perfume (=a very slight smell of perfume )
As she lifted the letter, she caught the faintest hint of perfume.
sweet
She breathed in the sweet perfume of the roses.
heady (=strong and sweet)
In early summer, lilacs finally open and release their heady perfume.
faint
the faint perfume of a spring woodland
delicate
The flowers have a delicate perfume similar to cowslips.

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