perfume
English
/ˈpɜːfjuːm/, /ˈpɝfjuːm/, /pɚˈfjuːm/, /ˈpɚfjuːm/, /pɚˈfjuːm/
noun
Definitions
- A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor
- A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French parfum.
Origin
Middle French
parfum
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- overperfume English
- perfumable English
- perfumeless English
- perfumelessness English
- perfumelike English
- perfumer English
- perfumery English
- perfumey English
- unperfumed English
- parfymisti Finnish
- parfyymi Finnish
- parfum Dutch, Flemish
- parfym Swedish
- parfum Middle French