Perfume — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a distinctive odor that is pleasant

a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɜːfjuːm/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɜːfjuːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɜːfjuːm/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɜːfjuːm/.

Examples

orange blossoms perfumed the air in the garden
She perfumes herself every day

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

scent essence aroma aromatise fragrance aromatize

Parts of Speech

noun	a distinctive odor that is pleasant
noun	a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor
verb	fill or impregnate with an odor “orange blossoms perfumed the air in the garden”
verb	apply perfume to “She perfumes herself every day”

Word Forms

aromatic	adjective	having a strong pleasant odor; - Jean Stafford
aromatize	verb	fill or impregnate with an odor
aromatise	verb	fill or impregnate with an odor
fragrant	adjective	pleasant-smelling
perfume	verb	apply perfume to
scent	verb	apply perfume to
perfume	noun	a distinctive odor that is pleasant
perfumery	noun	perfumes in general
aroma	noun	a distinctive odor that is pleasant
scent	noun	a distinctive odor that is pleasant

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Parfüm

ein charakteristischer Geruch, der angenehm ist

🇫🇷French

parfum

une odeur distinctive et agréable

🇮🇹Italian

profumo

un odore caratteristico che è gradevole

🇳🇱Dutch

parfum

een kenmerkende geur die aangenaam is

🇷🇺Russian

духи

характерный приятный запах

India

🇮🇳Hindi

इत्र

एक विशिष्ट गंध जो सुखद होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

সুগন্ধি

একটি স্বতন্ত্র গন্ধ যা আনন্দদায়ক

🇮🇳Tamil

வாசனை திரவியம்

இனிமையான ஒரு தனித்துவமான வாசனை

🇮🇳Telugu

పరిమళం

ఆహ్లాదకరమైన ఒక విలక్షణమైన వాసన

🇮🇳Marathi

परफ्यूम

एक विशिष्ट गंध जो आनंददायी आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અત્તર

એક વિશિષ્ટ ગંધ જે સુખદ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಗಂಧ ದ್ರವ್ಯ

ಆಹ್ಲಾದಕರವಾದ ಒಂದು ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟವಾದ ವಾಸನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പെർഫ്യൂം

മനോഹരമായ ഒരു പ്രത്യേക ഗന്ധം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਤਰ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਲੱਖਣ ਸੁਗੰਧ ਜੋ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوشبو

ایک مخصوص بو جو خوشگوار ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

香水

独特的令人愉悦的气味

🇯🇵Japanese

香水

心地よい独特の匂い

🇰🇷Korean

향수

기분 좋은 독특한 냄새

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nước hoa

một mùi đặc biệt dễ chịu

🇹🇭Thai

น้ำหอม

กลิ่นหอมอันเป็นเอกลักษณ์ที่น่ารื่นรมย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

parfum

bau khas yang menyenangkan

🇵🇭Filipino

pabango

isang natatanging amoy na kaaya-aya

🇲🇾Malay

minyak wangi

bau khas yang menyenangkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عطر

رائحة مميزة لطيفة

🇮🇷Persian

عطر

بوی متمایزی که دلپذیر است

🇹🇷Turkish

parfüm

hoş ve kendine özgü bir koku

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִיחוֹחַ

ריח מיוחד ונעים

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