/ ˈfreɪgrəns; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C , U ] a pleasant smell :
The bath oil comes in various fragrances.
2.
[ C ] a liquid that you put on your skin in order to make yourself smell nice
SYN perfume :
an exciting new fragrance from Dior
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from French , or from Latin fragrantia , from fragrare smell sweet.