Synonyms for
Scent
Definition
A pleasant or distinctive smell.
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- faint scent
- strong scent
- pleasant scent
- lingering scent
- detect a scent
- catch a scent
- scent of flowers
- scent of pine
Word family
Usage note
While 'scent' can refer to any smell, it often implies a pleasant or distinctive one, especially when used as a noun. As a verb, it means to detect or perceive a smell.
Example sentences
- The scent of freshly baked cookies filled the kitchen.
- I put on a little bit of my favorite scent before going out.
- The scent of the ocean always makes me feel calm.
- The scent of pine trees reminds me of Christmas.
- The scent of lavender helps me relax before bed.
Quotes
"The scent of wine, oh how much more agreeable, laughing, praying, celestial and delicious it is than that of oil!" - Francois Rabelais
"And there is a Catskill eagle in some souls that can alike dive down into the blackest gorges, and soar out of them again and become invisible in the sunny spaces. And even if he for ever flies within the gorge, that gorge is in the mountains; so that even in his lowest swoop the mountain eagle is still higher than other birds upon the plain, even though they soar." - Herman Melville
"I'm a perfume junkie - fragrance just turns me on." - Erin Heatherton