perfume

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Perfume

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈpɜːfjuːm/
• (US) enPR: pûr'fyo͞om" or pər-fyoo͞m', IPA ^(key): /ˈpɝfjuːm/ or /pɚˈfjuːm/

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Noun

Singular perfume

Plural perfumes

1. (countable) A perfume is something that gives out a scent, odor, aroma.

   Her perfume smelled like lily of the valley.

Verb

Plain form perfume

Third-person singular perfumes

Past tense perfumed

Past participle perfumed

Present participle perfuming

1. To make a place smell nice.

   The flowers perfumed the room with a delicious scent.

Related words

• perfumery