Thursday, November 15, 2007

perfume? fragrance? what's the difference?

Well, I've search for the meaning of these words thru Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary and guess that explains it..

Definition

1per·fume

noun
Etymology:
Middle French perfum, probably from Old
Occitan, from perfumar to
perfume, from per- thoroughly (from Latin) + fumar to
smoke, from Latin
fumare, from fumus smoke — more at
fume
Date:
1533
1: the scent of something sweet-smelling2: a substance
that emits a pleasant odor; especially : a fluid preparation of natural
essences (as from plants or animals) or synthetics and a fixative used for
scenting

fra·grance

noun
Date:
1667
1 a: a sweet or delicate odor (as of fresh flowers,
pine trees, or
perfume) b: something (as a perfume) compounded to give off
a sweet or
pleasant odor2: the quality or state of having a sweet
odor

synonyms
fragrance, perfume, scent, redolence mean a
sweet or pleasant odor.
fragrance
suggests the odors of flowers or other growing things .
perfume may
suggest a stronger or heavier odor .
scent
is very close to
perfume but of
wider application because more neutral in connotation .
redolence
implies a mixture of fragrant or pungent odors

akaizubon: still don't understand the difference..

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