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- Dictionaryscent/sɛnt/
noun
- 1. a distinctive smell, especially one that is pleasant: "the scent of freshly cut hay" Similar Opposite
- 2. a trail indicated by the characteristic smell of an animal and perceptible to hounds or other animals: "the hound followed the scent" Similar
verb
- 1. impart a pleasant scent to: "a glass of tea scented with a local herb"
- 2. discern by the sense of smell: "a shark can scent blood from well over half a kilometre away" Similar
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a smell, esp. when pleasant, or a smell left behind by an animal or person: [ C ] The scent of lilacs permeated the air. [ C ] The dogs were onto the lost boy’s scent (= were following his smell). Scent is also perfume (= liquid with a pleasant smell).
The meaning of SCENT is effluvia from a substance that affect the sense of smell. How to use scent in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Scent.
The scent of a person or animal is the smell that they leave and that other people sometimes follow when looking for them. A police dog picked up the murderer's scent. Many kinds of insect find their mates by scent. When an animal scents something, it becomes aware of it by smelling it.
A scent is a smell. Every house has a particular scent that is recognizable to people as belonging to that house. Scent comes from the Latin sentire meaning "to feel, perceive, sense."
1. A distinctive, often agreeable odor. See Synonyms at fragrance, smell. 2. A perfume: an expensive French scent. 3. An odor left by the passing of an animal. 4. The trail of a hunted animal or fugitive: The hounds are on the scent. 5. The sense of smell: a bear's keen scent. 6.
Scent definition: a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable. See examples of SCENT used in a sentence.
Definition of scent noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of 'scent' scent. (sɛnt ) Word forms: scents, scenting, scented. 1. countable noun. The scent of something is the pleasant smell that it has. Flowers are chosen for their scent as well as their look. 2. transitive verb. If something scents a place or thing, it makes it smell pleasant. Jasmine flowers scent the air. 3. mass noun.
noun. /sɛnt/ [uncountable, countable] the pleasant smell that something has The air was filled with the scent of wild flowers. These flowers have no scent. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
a : a pleasant smell that is produced by something. The flower has a wonderful scent. the scent of flowers/perfume. b : a smell that is left by an animal or person and that can be sensed and followed by some animals (such as dogs) The dogs followed the fox's scent.
