Fragrance - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Fragrance : (noun)
1: a distinctive odor that is pleasant [syn: aroma, perfume, scent]
2: a pleasingly sweet olfactory property [syn: bouquet, redolence, sweetness]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Fragrance : \Fra"grance\, Fragrancy \Fra"gran*cy\, n. [L. fragrantia: cf. OF. fragrance.] The quality of being fragrant; sweetness of smell; a sweet smell; a pleasing odor; perfume.

Eve separate he spies, Veiled in a cloud of fragrance. --Milton.

The goblet crowned, Breathed aromatic fragrancies around. --Pope.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)