1. scent
noun. ['ˈsɛnt'] a distinctive odor that is pleasant.
Synonyms
- olfactory sensation
- olfactory perception
- aroma
- fragrance
- incense
- odour
- smell
- odor
Antonyms
- misconception
- unpleasant
- agreeableness
- unpleasantness
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Words that Rhyme with Scent
- underrepresent
- overrepresent
- misrepresent
- malcontent
- discontent
- supplement
- represent
- circumvent
- underwent
- reinvent
- overspent
- nonevent
- unspent
- torment
- tashkent
- segment
- prevent
- outspent
- misspent
- gourment
- extent
- content
- consent
- resent
- repent
- relent
- present
- percent
- %percent
- lament
How do you pronounce scent?
Pronounce scent as sɛnt.
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Example sentences of the word scent
1. Noun, singular or mass
Do the same with the cat and let the puppy smell the towel with the cat's scent.
Quotes containing the word scent
1. I want to see you.Know your voice.Recognize you when youfirst come 'round the corner.Sense your scent when I come into a room you've just left.Know the lift of your heel,the glide of your foot.Become familiar with the way you purse your lipsthen let them part, just the slightest bit,when I lean in to your spaceand kiss you.I want to know the joy of how you whisper "more
- Rumi
2. If only there could be an invention that bottled up a memory, like scent. And it never faded, and it never got stale. And then, when one wanted it, the bottle could be uncorked, and it would be like living the moment all over again.
- Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca
3. It’s not that we have to quit this life one day, but it’s how many things we have to quit all at once: music, laughter,the physics of falling leaves, automobiles, holding hands,the scent of rain, the concept of subway trains... if only one could leave this life slowly!
- Roman Payne, Rooftop Soliloquy
2. scent
noun. ['ˈsɛnt'] an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced.
Synonyms
- olfactory perception
- odour
- smell
- musk
- odor
Antonyms
- unsolvability
- solubility
- anisotropy
- strength
3. scent
noun. ['ˈsɛnt'] any property detected by the olfactory system.
Synonyms
- smell
- foulness
- odorless
- muskiness
- odourless
- stinkiness
- rankness
- inodorous
- fetidness
- redolence
- aroma
- fragrance
- odour
- property
- sweetness
- rancidness
- fragrancy
- malodorousness
- odorous
- bouquet
- odor
Antonyms
- odorous
- sanitariness
- fruitlessness
- solvability
4. scent
verb. ['ˈsɛnt'] apply perfume to.
Synonyms
- groom
- neaten
Antonyms
- nastiness
- disagreeableness
- malodorous
5. scent
verb. ['ˈsɛnt'] catch the scent of; get wind of.
Synonyms
- wind
- smell
Antonyms
- uglify
- disqualify
- disorder
6. scent
verb. ['ˈsɛnt'] cause to smell or be smelly.
Synonyms
- stink up
- odourise
- smell up
- aromatise
- incense
- cause to be perceived
- aromatize
- stink out
- smell
- odorize
- cense
- thurify
Antonyms
- deodourise
- rear
- back
- pull