scent

[ sent ]
/ sɛnt /
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noun

verb (used with object)

to perceive or recognize by or as if by the sense of smell: to scent trouble.
to fill with an odor; perfume.

verb (used without object)

to hunt by the sense of smell, as a hound.

Origin of scent

1325–75; (v.) earlier sent, Middle English senten < Middle French sentir to smell < Latin sentīre to feel; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v. Cf. sense

SYNONYMS FOR scent

1 See odor.
7 smell, sniff.
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OTHER WORDS FROM scent

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH scent

cents scents sense

Words nearby scent

scenery, scenic, scenic railway, scenic reserve, scenography, scent, scent gland, scent mark, scent-mark, scented orchid, scepter

Words related to unscented

inodorous, deodorant, flat, scentless

Example sentences from the Web for unscented

  • The handkerchief was unscented and I decided to add it to the evidence against Ruth.

    The Mystery of the Hidden Room |Marion Harvey

  • Judith smelled three distinct kinds of cheap talcum powder, and preferred them all to her own unscented French variety.

    The Wishing Moon |Louise Elizabeth Dutton

British Dictionary definitions for unscented (1 of 2)

unscented
/ (ʌnˈsɛntɪd) /

adjective

not filled or impregnated with odour or fragrance

British Dictionary definitions for unscented (2 of 2)

scent
/ (sɛnt) /

noun

verb

Derived forms of scent

scented, adjective scentless, adjective scentlessness, noun

Word Origin for scent

C14: from Old French sentir to sense, from Latin sentīre to feel; see sense

Idioms and Phrases with unscented

scent

see throw off, def. 3.