fragrance B2 Topic:Senses & Perception US /ˈfɹeɪɡɹən(t)s/ See IPA manual Freq #10685 Meanings 1 noun A pleasant smell. The fragrance of fresh flowers filled the room. 2 noun A perfume. She wears a different fragrance for special occasions. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a pleasant smell. aromascentbouquet 2 noun · a perfume. perfume Word family Forms fragrances Derived forms fragrancelessfragrancymicrofragrance Common collocations pure fragrance Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from French fragrance, from Middle French fragrance, from Old French fraglance, from Late Latin frāgrantia. See fragrant. fragrance Middle French fraglance Old French frāgrantia la-lat View etymology graph -> Topics Senses & Perception External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fragrance **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfɹeɪɡɹən(t)s/ **Frequency rank:** 10685 ## Meanings 1. A pleasant smell. 2. A perfume. ## Examples - The fragrance of fresh flowers filled the room. - She wears a different fragrance for special occasions. ## Derived Forms - fragranceless - fragrancy - microfragrance ## Roots and Affixes - Root: fragrance - Root: fraglance - Root: frāgrantia ## Etymology Borrowed from French fragrance, from Middle French fragrance, from Old French fraglance, from Late Latin frāgrantia. See fragrant. ## AI Etymology Fragrance was borrowed from French fragrance, from Middle French fragrance, from Old French fraglance, from Late Latin frāgrantia. See fragrant. In current use, the main senses are “A pleasant smell” and “A perfume”. ## Topics - Senses & Perception markdown