fragrance

Everyday

1. A fragrance is a pleasant, sweet smell, like flowers or fresh bread. tree →
2. A fragrance is also perfume or a scent that people wear or that is added to soap and shampoo. tree →

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 →
• Mum's new fragrance smells of vanilla. tree →
• This soap is fragrance-free for sensitive skin. tree →
• The bakery's fragrance drifted down the street. tree →
• Lavender has a calming fragrance. tree →
• Bees are attracted by the fragrance of flowers. tree →
• The fragrance of roses spread through the room, mingled with the sweet smell of apples. tree →

Note

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

In Jewish tradition

Here it is a sweet smell, often in love poetry or as a picture of blessing.

Interpretation. Tradition reads Song of Songs as a love poem between God and Israel, so its fragrances stand for that closeness.

Examples

• While the king sat at his table, my spikenard sent forth its fragrance. (Writings SNG.1.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• The fig-tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines in blossom give forth their fragrance. (Writings SNG.2.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his fragrance as Lebanon. (Prophets HOS.14.7, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

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