perfume

See also: perfumé

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle FrenchCategory:English terms borrowed from Middle French#PERFUMECategory:English terms derived from Middle French#PERFUME parfum, perfum.[1] Doublet of parfumCategory:English doublets#PERFUME.

Pronunciation

Noun

perfume (countable and uncountable, plural perfumes)Category:English lemmas#PERFUMECategory:English nouns#PERFUMECategory:English uncountable nouns#PERFUMECategory:English countable nouns#PERFUMECategory:English countable nouns#PERFUMECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#PERFUMECategory:Pages with entries#PERFUMECategory:Pages with 3 entries#PERFUME

  1. A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor.
    Synonyms: aroma, fragrance, scent
  2. (perfumeryCategory:en:Perfumery#PERFUME) A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor.
    Synonyms: fragrance, parfum, scent
    She bought a perfume at the airport.
    Category:English terms with usage examples#PERFUME
    • 1987 October, Timothy Kalich, “Marketing: What's in a Smell?”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN:
      The market for prestige perfumes is pretty much restricted to what industry economists call “gotrocks ladies”—women in households with annual incomes over $40,000 and who are over forty but still young enough to have a sense of smell (Elizabeth Taylor, for instance).
      Category:English terms with quotations#PERFUME
    • 2014 March 7, Nicole Vulser, “Perfume manufacturers must cope with the scarcity of precious supplies”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 190, number 13, page 30:
      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.
      Category:English terms with quotations#PERFUME

Derived terms

Translations

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Verb

perfume (third-person singular simple present perfumes, present participle perfuming, simple past and past participle perfumed)Category:English lemmas#PERFUMECategory:English verbs#PERFUMECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#PERFUMECategory:Pages with entries#PERFUMECategory:Pages with 3 entries#PERFUME

  1. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#PERFUME) To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. perfume, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2005.
Category:English heteronyms#PERFUME Category:en:Cosmetics#PERFUMECategory:en:Smell#PERFUME

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old OccitanCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from Old Occitan#PERFUMECategory:Portuguese terms derived from Old Occitan#PERFUME perfum.[1]

Noun

perfume m (plural perfumes)Category:Portuguese lemmas#PERFUMECategory:Portuguese nouns#PERFUMECategory:Portuguese countable nouns#PERFUMECategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#PERFUMECategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#PERFUMECategory:Pages with entries#PERFUMECategory:Pages with 3 entries#PERFUME

  1. perfume (pleasant smell)
    Synonyms: aroma, cheiro, fragrância
  2. (cosmeticsCategory:pt:Cosmetics#PERFUME) perfume (substance providing a pleasant smell)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

perfumeCategory:Portuguese non-lemma forms#PERFUMECategory:Portuguese verb forms#PERFUMECategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#PERFUMECategory:Pages with entries#PERFUMECategory:Pages with 3 entries#PERFUME

  1. inflection of perfumar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

References

  1. perfume”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Deverbal from perfumarCategory:Spanish deverbals#PERFUME.

Noun

perfume m (plural perfumes)Category:Spanish lemmas#PERFUMECategory:Spanish nouns#PERFUMECategory:Spanish countable nouns#PERFUMECategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#PERFUMECategory:Spanish masculine nouns#PERFUMECategory:Pages with entries#PERFUMECategory:Pages with 3 entries#PERFUME

  1. perfume
    Synonyms: olor, aroma, fragancia

Etymology 2

Verb

perfumeCategory:Spanish non-lemma forms#PERFUMECategory:Spanish verb forms#PERFUMECategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#PERFUMECategory:Pages with entries#PERFUMECategory:Pages with 3 entries#PERFUME

  1. inflection of perfumar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

Category:es:Cosmetics#PERFUMECategory:es:Smell#PERFUME
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