fragrance
/ˈfɹeɪɡɹən(t)s/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.53 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "You could just use ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is an intensely personal thing, so try this version now and next time cook the sauce down with crushed, split lemongrass and a shredded lime leaf."
- "Today, sales of women's fragrances are double those of men's, and 80 percent of all men's after-shaves and colognes are in fact bought by women, as gifts."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁g- Latin fragrō Latin fragrāns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Ecclesiastical Latin fragrantiabor. French fragrancebor. English fragrance Borrowed from French fragrance, from Middle French fragrance, from Old French fraglance, from Late Latin frāgrantia. See fragrant.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: fragrance, fraglance, frāgrantia