adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of scent form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Having a pleasant aroma.
2. 2
   Having a smell of any kind. in-compounds

   "a plant with skunk-scented leaves"

3. 3
   Having perfume added.

   "a scented soap"

Adjective

1. 1
   having a natural fragrance wordnet
2. 2
   filled or impregnated with perfume wordnet
3. 3
   (used in combination) having the odor of wordnet
4. 4
   having the sense of smell wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

odorousperfumedambrosialaromaedaromaticbalmy

Antonyms

All antonyms

scentless

Example

More examples

"The air was scented with spring flowers."

Related phrases

apple-scented minthay-scented fernscented grasssweet-scentedsweet-scented joe-pye weed

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