a pleasant or sweet odour; scent; perfume the state of being fragrant
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fra•gran•cy
(frā′grən sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025- fragrance (def. 1).
- 1570–80
fra•grance /ˈfreɪgrəns/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- a sweet or pleasing scent:the fragrance of roses.
- something, as a perfume, having a pleasing scent.
fra•grance
(frā′grəns),USA pronunciation n.
- the quality of being fragrant;
a sweet or pleasing scent. - perfume, cologne, toilet water, or the like.
- Late Latin frāgrantia. See fragrant, -ance
- French
- 1660–70
- See perfume.
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