Perfume - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |pərˈfjuːm|  American pronunciation of the word perfume
Brit.  |ˈpɜːfjuːm|  British pronunciation of the word perfume

noun

- a distinctive odor that is pleasant (syn: aroma, fragrance, scent)
- a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor (syn: essence)

verb

- fill or impregnate with an odor (syn: aromatize)
orange blossoms perfumed the air in the garden
- apply perfume to (syn: scent)
She perfumes herself every day

Extra examples

She smelled the different perfumes at the store.

...the perfume of fresh flowers filled the room...

The meal included a delicate fish perfumed with butter and herbs.

This flower perfumes the air.

She was wearing the perfume that he'd bought her.

It had the delicate perfume of roses.

Lilacs perfumed the air.

She perfumes herself every day

The perfume has a powerful smell.

She tried using perfume to mask the bad odor.

She scented the air with perfume.

She put perfume on her wrist and sniffed it.

She sprayed herself with perfume.

She sprayed some perfume into the air.

The smell of her perfume lingered.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: perfume
he/she/it: perfumes
present participle: perfuming
past tense: perfumed
past participle: perfumed
noun
singular: perfume
plural: perfumes
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