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Definitions for Scent

[1] a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable: the scent of roses.
[2] an odor left in passing, by means of which an animal or person may be traced.
[3] a track or trail as or as if indicated by such an odor: The dogs lost the scent and the prisoner escaped.
[4] perfume.
[5] the sense of smell: a remarkably keen scent.
[6] small pieces of paper dropped by the hares in the game of hare and hounds.
[7] to perceive or recognize by or as if by the sense of smell: to scent trouble.
[8] to fill with an odor; perfume.
[9] to hunt by the sense of smell, as a hound.
[10] a distinctive smell, esp a pleasant one
[11] a smell left in passing, by which a person or animal may be traced
[12] a trail, clue, or guide
[13] an instinctive ability for finding out or detecting
[14] another word (esp Brit) for perfume
[15] (tr) to recognize or be aware of by or as if by the smell
[16] (tr) to have a suspicion of; detect I scent foul play
[17] (tr) to fill with odour or fragrance
[18] (intr) (of hounds, etc) to hunt by the sense of smell
[19] to smell (at) the dog scented the air

Words related to Scent

whiff, bouquet, essence, odor, perfume, aura, spice, balm, trail, tang, incense, track, fragrance, redolence, pheromone, discern, recognize, sense, nose, sniff

Words nearby Scent

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

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

Words that may be confused with Scent

cents, scents, sense

Other words from Scent

scent·less , adjective
scent·less·ness , noun
non·scent·ed , adjective
out·scent , verb (used with object)
o·ver·scent·ed , adjective
un·scent·ed , adjective
well-scent·ed , adjective

Word origin for Scent

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

Synonyms for Scent

aura, bouquet, essence, odor, perfume, spice, whiff, balm, fragrance, incense, pheromone, redolence, tang, track, trail