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FRAGRANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pleasingly sweet olfactory property
Synonyms:
bouquet; fragrance; fragrancy; redolence; sweetness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("fragrance" is a kind of...):
aroma; odor; odour; olfactory property; scent; smell (any property detected by the olfactory system)
Derivation:
fragrant (pleasant-smelling)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A distinctive odor that is pleasant
Synonyms:
aroma; fragrance; perfume; scent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("fragrance" is a kind of...):
odor; odour; olfactory perception; olfactory sensation; smell (the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fragrance"):
incense (the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned)
Derivation:
fragrant (pleasant-smelling)
Context examples:
Ginger is mainly used in cooking due to its unique fragrance and flavor and has been studied for its use in the treatment of nausea and vomiting.
(Ginger, NCI Thesaurus)
Methyleugenol is used as a flavoring agent, as a fragrance and as an anesthetic in rodents.
(Methyleugenol, NCI Thesaurus)
An aliphatic carboxylic acid, also known as enanthic acid, used in the synthesis of esters for products such as fragrances and artificial flavor preparations.
(Heptanoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
The thick, warm air of the conservatory and the rich, choking fragrance of exotic plants took us by the throat.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
To be losing such pleasures was no trifle; to be losing them, because she was in the midst of closeness and noise, to have confinement, bad air, bad smells, substituted for liberty, freshness, fragrance, and verdure, was infinitely worse: but even these incitements to regret were feeble, compared with what arose from the conviction of being missed by her best friends, and the longing to be useful to those who were wanting her!
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
It was some time before the Cowardly Lion awakened, for he had lain among the poppies a long while, breathing in their deadly fragrance; but when he did open his eyes and roll off the truck he was very glad to find himself still alive.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
Quite flushed with excitement were their ruddy faces, as they swung in the wind, whispering to one another what they had seen, for some peeped in at the dining room windows where the feast was spread, some climbed up to nod and smile at the sisters as they dressed the bride, others waved a welcome to those who came and went on various errands in garden, porch, and hall, and all, from the rosiest full-blown flower to the palest baby bud, offered their tribute of beauty and fragrance to the gentle mistress who had loved and tended them so long.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
I never saw a man so thoroughly enjoy himself amid the fragrance of lemon-peel and sugar, the odour of burning rum, and the steam of boiling water, as Mr. Micawber did that afternoon.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Of yourself you could come with soft flight and nestle against my heart, if you would: seized against your will, you will elude the grasp like an essence—you will vanish ere I inhale your fragrance.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Old Hannah never wearied of concocting dainty dishes to tempt a capricious appetite, dropping tears as she worked, and from across the sea came little gifts and cheerful letters, seeming to bring breaths of warmth and fragrance from lands that know no winter.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
