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SCENTED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a natural fragrance
Example:
scented flowers
Synonyms:
odoriferous; odorous; perfumed; scented; sweet; sweet-scented; sweet-smelling
Classified under:
Similar:
fragrant (pleasant-smelling)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Filled or impregnated with perfume
Example:
scented soap
Synonyms:
perfumed; scented
Classified under:
Similar:
fragrant (pleasant-smelling)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(used in combination) having the odor of
Example:
a manure-scented barnyard
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
odorous (having odor or a characteristic odor)
Domain usage:
combining form (a bound form used only in compounds)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Having the sense of smell
Example:
keen-scented hounds
Classified under:
Adjectives
Antonym:
scentless (lacking the sense of smell)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb scent
Context examples:
His muzzle went up, his tail stiffened, and his nostrils dilated as he scented the air.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
Thornton’s desperate struggle was fresh-written on the earth, and Buck scented every detail of it down to the edge of a deep pool.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
Unlike many butterflies which use scented chemical signals to identify a mate, Heliconians use their long-range vision to locate the females, which is why it’s important each species has distinct wing markings.
(Butterflies are genetically wired to choose a mate that looks just like them, University of Cambridge)
A type of chemical substance used in perfumes, paints, solvents, and found in essential oils (scented liquid taken from plants).
(Ketone, NCI Dictionary)
Lemon oil (scented liquid taken from the peel) is used in aromatherapy.
(Lemon, NCI Dictionary)
It is also found in some medicines, mouthwashes, household products, and essential oils (scented liquid taken from certain plants).
(Alcohol, NCI Dictionary)
Her idea of love was more that of placid affection, serving the loved one softly in an atmosphere, flower-scented and dim-lighted, of ethereal calm.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
The essential oil (scented liquid taken from plants) of chamomile is used in perfumes, shampoos, lotions, and aromatherapy.
(Chamomile, NCI Dictionary)
Both Aedes aegypti and Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes—which transmitdengue and malaria respectively—were much less attracted to the scented beads after being exposed to the chemical.
(How mosquitoes detect people, NIH)
This note, prettily written on scented paper, was a great contrast to the next, which was scribbled on a big sheet of thin foreign paper, ornamented with blots and all manner of flourishes and curly-tailed letters.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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