THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS

Meaning of THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS in English

( informal ) the pleasant feeling of being successful

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SUCCESS — success- see succeder
Interlingua English vocab
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Английский словарь Британика
SWEET — I. ˈswēt, usu -ēd.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English swete, sweete, from Old English swēte; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SMELL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUCCESS — səkˈses also sik- noun ( -es ) Etymology: Latin successus, from successus, past participle of succedere to follow, succeed — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWEET — (superl.) Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; …
Английский словарь Webster
SMELL — (n.) To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal …
Английский словарь Webster
SWEET — ( superl. ) Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SMELL — ( n. ) To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWEET — — sweetly , adv. — sweetness , n. /sweet/ , adj., sweeter, sweetest , adv. , n. adj. 1. having …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SUCCESS — — successless , adj. — successlessly , adv. — successlessness , n. /seuhk ses"/ , n. 1. the favorable or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SMELL — — smellable , adj. — smell-less , adj. /smel/ , v. , smelled or smelt, smelling , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SWEET — I. ˈswēt adjective Etymology: Middle English swete, from Old English swēte; akin to Old High German suozi sweet, Latin suadēre …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SMELL — I. ˈsmel verb ( smelled ˈsmeld ; or smelt ˈsmelt ; smell·ing ) Etymology: Middle English Date: 12th century transitive …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWEET — adv sweetly. 2. sweet ·vt to sweeten. 3. sweet ·noun confectionery, sweetmeats, preserves, ·etc. 4. sweet ·noun home-made wines, cordials, …
Webster English vocab
SUCCESS — noun act of succeeding; succession. 2. success ·noun that which meets with, or one who accomplishes, favorable results, as a …
Webster English vocab
SMELL — noun to give heed to. 2. smell ·vi to exercise sagacity. 3. smell ·vi to exercise the sense of smell. …
Webster English vocab
SWEET — [sweet] adj [ME swete, fr. OE swete; akin to OHG suozi sweet, L suadere to urge, suavis sweet, Gk hedys] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SMELL — [smell] vb smelled or smelt ; smell.ing [ME] vt (12c) 1: to perceive the odor or scent of through stimuli …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SMELL — also called Olfaction, the detection and identification by sensory organs of airborne chemicals. The concept of smell, as it applies …
Britannica English vocabulary
SWEET — sweet, Sweet BrE AmE swiːt ▷ sweeter ˈswiːt ə AmE ˈswiːt̬ ə r ▷ sweetest ˈswiːt ɪst -əst AmE ˈswiːt̬ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SUCCESS — success BrE AmE sək ˈses § \ sʌk- ▷ success|es ɪz əz ▶ suc ˈ cess ˌ story BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SUCCESS — / səkˈses; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] success (in sth / in doing sth) the fact that you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SMELL — / smel; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( smelled , smelled ) ( BrE also smelt , smelt …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SUCCESS — suc ‧ cess S1 W1 /səkˈses/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ success , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SMELL — I. smell 1 S2 W3 /smel/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [countable] the quality that people and animals recognize by …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWEET — adj. & n. --adj. 1 having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar. 2 smelling pleasant like roses or perfume etc.; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SUCCESS — n. 1 the accomplishment of an aim; a favourable outcome (their efforts met with success). 2 the attainment of wealth, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SMELL — n. & v. --n. 1 the faculty of perceiving odours or scents (has a fine sense of smell). 2 the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWEET — adj. & n. adj. 1 having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar. 2 smelling pleasant like roses or perfume etc.; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SUCCESS — n. 1 the accomplishment of an aim; a favourable outcome (their efforts met with success). 2 the attainment of wealth, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SMELL — n. & v. n. 1 the faculty of perceiving odours or scents (has a fine sense of smell). 2 the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWEET — adj. & n. --adj. 1. having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar. 2 smelling pleasant like roses or perfume etc.; …
Oxford English vocab
SUCCESS — n.1 the accomplishment of an aim; a favourable outcome (their efforts met with success). 2 the attainment of wealth, fame, …
Oxford English vocab
SMELL — n. & v. --n. 1. the faculty of perceiving odours or scents (has a fine sense of smell). 2 the …
Oxford English vocab
SWEET — ( sweeter, sweetest, sweets) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Sweet food …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SUCCESS — ( successes) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Success is the achievement …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SMELL — ( smells, smelling, smelled, smelt) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: American …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SUCCESS — (~es) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Success is the achievement of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SWEET — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sweet smell ▪ She liked the sweet smell of hay in the barn. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SUCCESS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a deserved win/victory/success etc ▪ Larsson’s goal gave Celtic a deserved victory. a financial success …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Cambridge English vocab
SUCCESS — [noun] [U]Success is the achieving of desired results.To what do you owe the tremendous success of your business?The success of …
Cambridge English vocab
SMELL — [verb] [past:] [UK and ANZ] smelt or [esp. US] smelledMy hands smell of onions. [I]The drain's blocked and smells disgustingly …
Cambridge English vocab
SWEET — n. sweet marjoram sweet pea sweet potato sweet William
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SUCCESS — Synonyms and related words : Cadmean victory, Easy Street, Grand Guignol, KO, Passion play, Pyrrhic victory, Tom show, accomplished fact, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SMELL — Synonyms and related words : apprehend, aroma, be aromatic, be aware of, be conscious of, be redolent of, be sensible …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SUCCESS — noun 1 good results ADJECTIVE ▪ enormous , great , immense , massive ▪ considerable , real , tremendous ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SMELL — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ overpowering , pervasive , pungent , rich , sharp , strong ▪ There was an overpowering …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SUCCESS — See ↑ SUCCEED/SUCCESSFUL 5, ↑ WIN 6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a success • ↑ have some success • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
SMELL — INDEX: 1. a smell 2. a good smell 3. a bad smell 4. to have a good smell 5. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
SMELL — See ↑ SMELL 1,3,5,7,8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ have a good/bad etc smell • ↑ sense of smell
Longman Activator English vocab
SWEET — n. 25B6; adjective sweet biscuits : SUGARY, sweetened, saccharine; sugared, honeyed, candied, glacé; sickly, cloying. the sweet scent of roses …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SUCCESS — n. 25B6; noun the success of the scheme : FAVOURABLE OUTCOME, successfulness, successful result, triumph. the trappings of success : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SWEET — adj. 1 sugary, honey-like, honeyed, sweetened Sweet breakfast cereals are bad for your teeth 2 fragrant, perfumed, scented, aromatic, ambrosial, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SUCCESS — n. 1 good or happy result or outcome, good fortune, achievement, triumph, attainment, ascendancy, prosperity The success of the fast …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SMELL — I verb See FEEL 4 (↑ feel ) II noun BAD : You can feel the smell of the fish …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SWEET — 1. прил. 1) а) сладкий Syn : honeyed, honied б) прям. перен. слащавый, приторный; сентиментальный в) приятный, ласковый; любимый, милый …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SUCCESS — сущ. 1) достижение, удача, успех to achieve, attain (a) success ≈ добиться успеха to enjoy success ≈ радоваться успеху to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SMELL — 1. сущ. 1) обоняние Syn : sense of smell 2) а) запах, аромат to give off a smell ≈ издавать …
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