perfume meaning
EN
[ˈpɜːfjuːm] [ˈpɝfjuːm] [pɚˈfjuːm] 
US WPerfume
- Perfume (UK /ˈpɜr.fjuːm/ US /pərˈfjuːm/; French: parfum) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds, fixatives and solvents used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living spaces "a pleasant scent."
- Perfumes have been known to exist in some of the earliest human civilizations, either through ancient texts or from archaeological digs.
- NounPLperfumesPREper-
- A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor; fragrance; aroma.
- A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor.
- The perfume industry is facing a major problem: maintaining constant levels of quality is crucial, but it is increasingly difficult to obtain a regular supply of all the necessary natural ingredients.
- A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor; fragrance; aroma.
- VerbSGperfumesPRperfumingPT, PPperfumed
- (transitive) To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.
- (transitive) To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- "Pee-ew," he exclaimed. "She fouled up the whole shirt with that perfume of hers. I can smell it all over."
- Hyacinth perfume tickled her senses, making her feel giddy, but she saddened when she saw how uncared for the garden was.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- When she comes in the door, splash her with perfume.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of perfume in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "perfume" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a transitive verb.