Definition of PERFUME

perfume

Plural: perfumes

Noun

  • a distinctive odor that is pleasant
  • a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor
  • A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor.
  • A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor.

Verb

Verb Forms: perfumed, perfuming, perfumes

  • To fill with a pleasant scent or fragrant odor.
  • fill or impregnate with an odor
    • "orange blossoms perfumed the air in the garden"
  • apply perfume to
    • "She perfumes herself every day"
  • To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.

Examples

  • Her high-scoring word seemed to PERFUME the entire Words With Friends board with success.
  • She bought a perfume at the airport.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French parfum, perfum. Doublet of parfum.

Scrabble Score: 14

perfume: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
perfume: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
perfume: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

perfume: valid Words With Friends Word