What does perfume mean?
Definitions for perfume
ˈpɜr fyum, pərˈfyum; pərˈfyum, ˈpɜr fyumper·fume
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Princeton's WordNet
aroma, fragrance, perfume, scentnoun
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
perfume, essenceverb
a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor
perfume, aromatize, aromatiseverb
fill or impregnate with an odor
"orange blossoms perfumed the air in the garden"
perfume, scentverb
apply perfume to
"She perfumes herself every day"
Wiktionary
perfumenoun
A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor; fragrance; aroma.
perfumenoun
A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor.
perfumeverb
To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.
Etymology: From parfum, from the obsolete parfumare "to smoke through"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PERFUMEnoun
Etymology: parfume, Fr.
Pomanders and knots of powders for drying rheums are not so strong as perfumes; you may have them continually in your hand, whereas perfumes you can take but at times. Francis Bacon.
Perfumes, though gross bodies that may be sensibly wasted, yet fill the air, so that we can put our nose in no part of the room where a perfume is burned, but we smell it. Digby.
No rich perfumes refresh the fruitful field,
Nor fragrant herbs their native incense yield. Alexander Pope.To Perfumeverb
To scent; to impregnate with sweet scent.
Etymology: from the noun.
Your papers
Let me have them very well perfum’d,
For she is sweeter than perfume itself
To whom they go. William Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew.Why rather, sleep, liest thou in smoky cribs,
And husht with buzzing night-flies to thy slumber,
Than in the perfum’d chambers of the great,
Under the canopies of costly state,
And lull’d with sounds of sweetest melody? William Shakespeare.Then will I raise aloft the milk-white rose,
With whose sweet smell the air shall be perfum’d. William Shakespeare.The distilled water of wild poppy, mingled at half with rose water, take with some mixture of a few cloves in a perfuming pan. Francis Bacon, Natural History.
Smells adhere to hard bodies; as in perfuming of gloves, which sheweth them corporeal. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.
The pains she takes are vainly meant,
To hide her amorous heart,
’Tis like perfuming an ill scent,
The smell’s too strong for art. George Granville.See spicy clouds from lowly Sharon rise,
And Carmel’s flow’ry top perfumes the skies! Alexander Pope.
Wikipedia
Perfume
Perfume (UK: , US: ; French: parfum) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent. The 1939 Nobel Laureate for Chemistry, Leopold Ružička stated in 1945 that "right from the earliest days of scientific chemistry up to the present time, perfumes have substantially contributed to the development of organic chemistry as regards methods, systematic classification, and theory."Ancient texts and archaeological excavations show the use of perfumes in some of the earliest human civilizations. Modern perfumery began in the late 19th century with the commercial synthesis of aroma compounds such as vanillin or coumarin, which allowed for the composition of perfumes with smells previously unattainable solely from natural aromatics.
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perfume
Perfume is a fragrant liquid typically made from essential oils extracted from flowers and spices, used to give a pleasant scent to one's body or clothes. It is a combination of various ingredients like alcohol, water, and natural or artificial fragrances, intended to provide a long-lasting aroma.
Webster Dictionary
Perfumeverb
to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent
Perfume
the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor; fragrance; aroma
Perfume
a substance that emits an agreeable odor
Etymology: [F. parfumer (cf. Sp. perfumar); par (see Par) + fumer to smoke, L. fumare, fr. fumus smoke. See Fume.]
Wikidata
Perfume
Perfume or parfum is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds, fixatives and solvents used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living spaces "a pleasant scent." Perfumes have been known to exist in some of the earliest human civilizations, either through ancient texts or from archaeological digs. Modern perfumery began in the late 19th century with the commercial synthesis of aroma compounds such as vanillin or coumarin, which allowed for the composition of perfumes with smells previously unattainable solely from natural aromatics alone.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Perfume
pėr′fūm, or pėr-fūm′, n. sweet-smelling smoke: sweet scent: anything which yields a sweet odour.—v.t. (pėr-fūm′) to fill with a pleasant odour: to scent.—adj. Perfū′matory, yielding perfume.—ns. Per′fume-foun′tain, a small appliance for throwing a jet or spray of perfume; Perfū′mer, one who or that which perfumes: one who makes or sells perfumes; Perfū′mery, perfumes in general: the art of preparing perfumes; Per′fume-set, a set of articles for the toilet-table.—adj. Per′fūmy. [Fr. parfum—L. per, through, fumus, smoke.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
perfume
Any smell that is used to down a worse one.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Perfume
A substance, extract, or preparation for diffusing or imparting an agreeable or attractive smell, especially a fluid containing fragrant natural oils extracted from flowers, woods, etc., or similar synthetic oils. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
Editors Contribution
perfume
A type of product.
Perfume is created and produced worldwide and loved and used by many.
Submitted by MaryC on May 20, 2016
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of perfume in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of perfume in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of perfume in a Sentence
To attract men, I wear a perfume called ``New Car Interior.'
I am crazy about the smell of these incense sticks! they make you smell like a spa. I wish L’Oréal would make a perfume to smell like this incense because I love it. I rub this on me and I get so many compliments.
Muhammad Ssegirinya wanted to spray the whole Kawempe North constituency with perfume every morning so that people can breathe nice and clean fresh air
Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others with out getting a few drops on yourself.
Happiness is a perfume which you cannot pour on someone without getting some on yourself.
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- عطر, أريجArabic
- парфюмирамBulgarian
- perfumCatalan, Valencian
- naparfémovat, navonět, parfém, voňavka, vůněCzech
- perfumeDanish
- Parfüm, Geruch, parfümieren, Duft, DuftstoffGerman
- άρωμα, ευωδιά, αρωματίζωGreek
- parfumoEsperanto
- perfumar, perfume, aromaSpanish
- عطرPersian
- tuoksu, parfyymi, parfymoida, hajuvesi, hajustaa, hajusteFinnish
- odeur, parfum, parfumerFrench
- בושם, בישםHebrew
- अतर, इत्रHindi
- illatszer, parfüm, beparfümöz, illat, illatosítHungarian
- անուշահոտություն, բուրմունք, օծանելիքArmenian
- parfumIndonesian
- ilmur, ilmvatnIcelandic
- profumo, profumareItalian
- נִיחוֹחַHebrew
- 香水, 香りJapanese
- 향기, 香水, 향수, 香氣Korean
- odor, unguentumLatin
- Parfum, parfüméieren, Geroch, DoftLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- kakara, whakakakaraMāori
- арома, намирисува, парфем, мирис, парфимираMacedonian
- minyak wangi, minyak attarMalay
- parfymeNorwegian
- parfum, parfumerenDutch
- parfymeNorwegian Nynorsk
- duft, aroma, godluktNorwegian
- perfumy, perfumowaćPolish
- perfume, cheiro, perfumar, odorPortuguese
- надушить, духи, душить, аромат, благоуханиеRussian
- voňavka, vôňaSlovak
- parfum, parfumiratiSlovene
- parfymera, parfymSwedish
- parfümTurkish
- парфумиUkrainian
- nước hoa, mùi thơm, nước thơmVietnamese
- 香水Chinese
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