perfume

Meanings

• Noun

  A complex mixture of essential oils, aroma compounds, fixatives, and solvents, used to provide pleasing fragrances.

• Verb

  The act or action of applying perfume.

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Synonyms

aroma , fragrance , scent , fragrance , scent

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with perfume
Chyme , Crime , Prime , Time

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Variants

List of all variants of perfume that leads to same result
perfume , perfumes , perfumed , perfuming

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From Old French parfum 'perfume', from parfaire 'prepare', from Latin perfundere 'to pour through'.

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Trivia

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1. The first recorded use of perfume dates back to ancient Egypt around 4500 BC.

2. The most expensive perfume in the world is Clive Christian No. 1, which retails for over $215,000 per bottle.

3. The scent of jasmine is considered the most expensive essential oil used in perfumes, costing up to $10,000 per kilogram.

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Related Concepts

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1. Essential oils: Natural oils extracted from plants, used as the base for many perfumes.

2. Fragrance: The pleasant smell produced by perfume.

3. Parfum: The most concentrated form of perfume, containing the highest percentage of essential oils.

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Culture

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Perfume has been used for various purposes throughout history, including religious rituals, medicinal remedies, and as a symbol of wealth and status. In literature, perfume has been a common theme in poetry and novels, often representing love, desire, and mystery.

How to Memorize "perfume"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a bottle of perfume with a spray nozzle, the scent wafting through the air as you spray it.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the smell of perfume with a happy memory or a loved one.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym P-E-R-F-U-M to remember the order of the notes in a perfume: Top, Heart, Base, Fixative, Middle.

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