Need another word that means the same as “scent”? Find 37 synonyms and 30 related words for “scent” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Scent” are: aroma, odor, odour, smell, fragrance, perfume, redolence, savour, whiff, toilet water, lavender water, cologne, spoor, trail, track, nose, wind, odorize, odourise, perfumed, detect the smell of, pick up the smell of, get a whiff of, sense, become aware of, become conscious of, detect, discern, perceive, recognize, get wind of, sniff out, nose out, test the smell of, nose at
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “scent” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| aroma | A subtle, pervasive quality or atmosphere. The aroma of officialdom. |
| cologne | Eau de cologne or similarly scented toilet water. She could smell his cool lemony cologne. |
| fragrance | A pleasant, sweet smell. The fragrance of fresh ground coffee. |
| lavender water | A liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants. |
| odor | Any property detected by the olfactory system. |
| odour | A distinctive smell, especially an unpleasant one. A decade of bad odour between Britain and the European Community. |
| perfume | A fragrant liquid typically made from essential oils extracted from flowers and spices, used to give a pleasant smell to one’s body. I caught a whiff of her fresh lemony perfume. |
| redolence | A pleasingly sweet olfactory property. |
| savour | The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth. The subtle savour of wood smoke. |
| smell | A quality in something that is perceived by the faculty of smell an odour or scent. A highly developed sense of smell. |
| spoor | The track of a wagon or motor vehicle. They searched around the hut for a spoor. |
| toilet water | The act of dressing and preparing yourself. |
| track | The soundtrack of a film or video. Follow the track to the farm. |
| trail | A trailer for a film or broadcast. A tear left its trail on her cheek. |
| whiff | A strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike. Whiffs of smoke emerged from the boiler. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “scent” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| become aware of | Enhance the appearance of. |
| become conscious of | Come into existence. |
| detect | Discover or identify the presence or existence of. She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water. |
| detect the smell of | Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of. |
| discern | Detect with the senses. Pupils quickly discern what is acceptable to the teacher. |
| get a whiff of | Purchase. |
| get wind of | Give certain properties to something. |
| nose | Push or move with the nose. Mario s gun dog nosed the carcass. |
| nose at | Push or move with the nose. |
| nose out | Catch the scent of; get wind of. |
| odorize | Give an odour or scent to. Clean or odorized air from the flow valves is delivered to a mask. |
| odourise | Cause to smell or be smelly. |
| perceive | To become aware of through the senses. He perceived the faintest of flushes creeping up her neck. |
| perfume | Impregnate with perfume or a sweet smelling substance. The cream is perfumed with rosemary and iris extracts. |
| perfumed | Apply perfume to. |
| pick up the smell of | Pay for something. |
| recognize | Grant diplomatic recognition to (a country or government. The best student was recognized by the Dean. |
| sense | Become aware of not through the senses but instinctively. She could sense her father s anger rising. |
| smell | Smell bad. It smelled like cough medicine. |
| sniff out | Perceive by inhaling through the nose. |
| test the smell of | Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to. |
| wind | Make a baby bring up wind after feeding by patting its back. The birds could not have seen us or winded us. |
| ambrosial | Extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant. Ambrosial food. |
| aroma | A distinctive odor that is pleasant. The tantalizing aroma of fresh coffee. |
| aromatic | An aromatic compound. An aromatic organic compound. |
| cloying | Overly sweet. A romantic rather cloying story. |
| confection | Make into a confection. Therese was magnificent in a swirling confection of crimson. |
| confectionery | Candy and other sweets considered collectively. Chocolate and fudge are made daily at the village confectionery. |
| delicious | Highly pleasant to the taste. Delicious home baked brown bread. |
| dessert | The sweet course eaten at the end of a meal. A dessert of chocolate mousse. |
| flavorful | Full of flavor. |
| fragrance | A distinctive odor that is pleasant. Our fine selection of classic fragrances for men and women. |
| fragrant | Pleasant-smelling. She gathered the fragrant blooms. |
| frankincense | An aromatic gum resin obtained from an African tree and burnt as incense. |
| incense | The pleasing scent produced when incense is burned. Incense filled the room. |
| mellifluous | Pleasing to the ear. Her low mellifluous voice. |
| musk | A strong smelling reddish brown substance which is secreted by the male musk deer for scent marking and is an important ingredient in perfumery. |
| musky | Resembling the smell of musk. |
| nectary | A gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes nectar. |
| odoriferous | Morally offensive. An odoriferous pile of fish. |
| odorous | Emitting an odor. A dark and odorous cave. |
| perfume | Apply perfume to. She perfumes herself every day. |
| pudding | A cooked sweet dish served after the main course of a meal. A steak and kidney pudding. |
| redolent | Strongly reminiscent or suggestive of. Cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note. |
| saccharine | Relating to or containing sugar; sugary. Saccharine music. |
| sandalwood | A perfume or incense derived from the sandalwood. |
| smell | Smell bad. A smell of coffee. |
| sweet | A sweet dish forming a course of a meal a pudding or dessert. A sweet shop. |
| tasty | Involving or good at fighting. A tasty young lady. |
| treacle | Syrup of a golden-yellow colour; golden syrup. Enough of this treacle let s get back to business. |
| zesty | Having an agreeably pungent taste. |
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