fragrance

Other forms of fragrance

plural

fragrances·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about fragrance

What does fragrance mean?

fragrance means "a distinctive odor that is pleasant". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fragrance?

fragrance has 2 syllables: fra-grance. The stress falls on "fra". In IPA it is /ˈfɹeɪɡɹəns/.

What is another word for fragrance?

Close synonyms include aroma, perfume, scent, bouquet, fragrancy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fragrance a common word?

fragrance is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.