Definitions for scent
sɛntscent

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent(noun)

   a distinctive odor that is pleasant

2. scent(noun)

   an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced

3. olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent(verb)

   any property detected by the olfactory system

4. odorize, odourise, scent(verb)

   cause to smell or be smelly

5. scent, nose, wind(verb)

   catch the scent of; get wind of

   "The dog nosed out the drugs"

6. perfume, scent(verb)

   apply perfume to

   "She perfumes herself every day"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. scent(Noun)

   A distinctive odour or smell.

2. scent(Noun)

   An odour left by an animal that may be used for tracing.

   The dogs lost the scent.

3. scent(Noun)

   The sense of smell.

   I believe the bloodhound has the best scent of all dogs.

4. scent(Noun)

   A perfume.

5. scent(Noun)

   Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone.

6. scent(Verb)

   to detect the scent of

   The hounds scented the fox in the woods.

7. scent(Verb)

   to impart an odour to

   Scent the air with burning sage before you begin your meditation.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Scent(verb)

   to perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does

2. Scent(verb)

   to imbue or fill with odor; to perfume

3. Scent(verb)

   to have a smell

4. Scent(verb)

   to hunt animals by means of the sense of smell

5. Scent(noun)

   that which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk

6. Scent(noun)

   specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in passing over it; as, dogs find or lose the scent; hence, course of pursuit; track of discovery

7. Scent(noun)

   the power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent

Origin: [Originally sent, fr. F. sentir to feel, to smell. See Sense.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Scent

   sent, v.t. to discern by the sense of smell: to perfume: to have some suspicion of.—v.i. to become odoriferous: to smell.—n. a perfume: odour: sense of smell: chase followed by the scent: course of pursuit: scraps of paper strewed on the ground by the pursued in the boys' game of hare and hounds.—ns. Scent′-bag, the pouch of an animal which secretes an odoriferous substance; Scent′-bott′le, a small bottle for holding perfume; Scent′-box.—adjs. Scent′ed, perfumed; Scent′ful, highly odoriferous: quick of scent: having a good nose, as a dog.—n. Scent′-gland, a glandular organ which secretes such substances as musk or castoreum.—adv. Scent′ingly, allusively: not directly.—adj. Scent′less, having no scent or smell: destructive of scent.—ns. Scent′-or′gan, a scent-gland; Scent′-vase, a vessel with a pierced cover designed to contain perfumes. [Fr. sentir—L. sentīre, to feel.]

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'scent' in Nouns Frequency: #2804

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1. cents

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of scent in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of scent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of scent in a Sentence

1. Dejan Stojanovic:

   Every scent is the sun’s scent.

2. Stuart Garner Jr.:

   I don’t know, i found that her scent was present.

3. Sandrine Koffi:

   But the bond stayed strong, she remembered my scent.

4. Ancient Egyptian:

   Not every beautiful flower has a beautiful flagrant scent.

5. Joe Sliwkowski:

   You want (that) to be the top layer, it's the scent you want on top.

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