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

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

2. Scent(verb)

   to imbue or fill with odor; to perfume

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

3. Scent(verb)

   to have a smell

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

4. Scent(verb)

   to hunt animals by means of the sense of smell

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

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

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

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

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

7. Scent(noun)

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

   Etymology: [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.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. scent

   A beautiful smell.

   The scent of aftershave or perfume can always make you feel happy.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

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

Anagrams for scent »

1. cents

How to pronounce scent?

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   Alex

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   Karen

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   Veena

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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. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   The scent of the morning is prepared by the night; the scent of the night is prepared by the day; everything helps everything!

2. Stuart Garner Jr.:

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

3. Chris Pine:

   For me, fragrances are very - one of these beautiful art forms that bring about a whole host of things. It's what you want to smell like, it's memories that make you smile or are resonant of times in your life, it can remind you of music. If you're a lover of scent, it's a very kind of particular and evocative thing.

4. Londoner Kaya Cheshire:

   I'm trying to think about how things used to smell so I can remember them and recognize that scent again.

5. Camden County Sheriff Kevin Jones:

   Bears are very protective of their cubs. If she had tracked those cubs by their scent to his residence, and he was out there, it could have ended up differently.

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