n.
Pronunciation: ' fr ā -gr ə n(t)s
Function: noun
Date: 1667
1 a : a sweet or delicate odor (as of fresh flowers, pine trees, or perfume) b : something (as a perfume) compounded to give off a sweet or pleasant odor
2 : the quality or state of having a sweet odor
synonyms FRAGRANCE , PERFUME , SCENT , REDOLENCE mean a sweet or pleasant odor. FRAGRANCE suggests the odors of flowers or other growing things <the fragrance of pine>. PERFUME may suggest a stronger or heavier odor <the perfume of lilacs>. SCENT is very close to PERFUME but of wider application because more neutral in connotation < scent -free soaps>. REDOLENCE implies a mixture of fragrant or pungent odors <the redolence of a forest after a rain>.