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# fragrance

«fragrance» in Mova's school dictionary: **a pleasant, sweet smell, like flowers or fresh bread** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a fragrance, fragrances; also uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A fragrance is a pleasant, sweet smell, like flowers or fresh bread. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragrance/#m1)

2) A fragrance is also perfume or a scent that people wear or that is added to soap and shampoo. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragrance/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Descriptive writing (senses), science (smells and the nose), shopping. Some people are allergic to fragrances. Phrases: sweet fragrance, the fragrance of, fragrance-free.

### examples

- The fragrance of roses filled the garden. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragrance/#x1)
- Mum's new fragrance smells of vanilla. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragrance/#x2)
- This soap is fragrance-free for sensitive skin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragrance/#x3)
- The bakery's fragrance drifted down the street. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragrance/#x4)
- Lavender has a calming fragrance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragrance/#x5)
- Bees are attracted by the fragrance of flowers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragrance/#x6)
- The fragrance of roses spread through the room, mingled with the sweet smell of apples. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragrance/#x7)

### note

Pleasant smells only; a bad smell is a stink or odour. Adjective: fragrant. Countable for different perfumes, uncountable for smell in general.

### In the corpora

- [His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his fragrance as Lebanon.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HOS.210/)
- [Thine ointments have a goodly fragrance; thy name is as ointment poured forth; therefore do the maidens love thee.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/SNG.2/)
- [While the king sat at his table, my spikenard sent forth its fragrance.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/SNG.11/)
- [The fig-tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines in blossom give forth their fragrance.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/SNG.30/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fragrance» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragrance/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.