perfume

1. 1.

   a distinctive odor that is pleasant

   Synonymsaromafragrancescent

   Broadersmell

   Narrowerincense
2. 2.

   a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor

   Synonymsessence

   Broadertoiletry

   Narrowercolognepatchouliperfumerypotpourrirose watertoilet water

1. 1.

   fill or impregnate with an odor

   “orange blossoms perfumed the air in the garden”

   Synonymsaromatizearomatise

   Broaderodorize
2. 2.

   apply perfume to

   “She perfumes herself every day”

   Synonymsscent

   Broadergroom

Other forms of perfume

plural

perfumes·

past tense

perfumed·

present participle

perfuming·

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 perfume

What does perfume mean?

perfume means "a distinctive odor that is pleasant". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in perfume?

perfume has 2 syllables: per-fume. The stress falls on "fume". In IPA it is /pɚˈfjum/.

What is another word for perfume?

Close synonyms include aroma, fragrance, scent, essence, aromatize. 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 perfume a common word?

perfume is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with perfume?

1 word rhymes with perfume. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.