Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perfumed

/pɚfjˈumd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
per-fumed
IPA
/pɚfjˈumd/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Scented, having been given a pleasant smell.

verb

simple past and past participle of perfume

Example Sentences

Etymology

From perfume (noun and verb) + -ed.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more perfumed (comparative) most perfumed (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonperfumed perfumedness unperfumed

Phrases

perfumed cherry perfumed terms of the time

Frequently Paired Words

beperfumed

Synonyms

odoriferous odorous scented sweet sweet-scented sweet-smelling

Rhymes With

assumed consumed doomed resumed presumed groomed zoomed loomed boomed exhumed bloomed entombed

Questions

How do you pronounce perfumed?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɚfjˈumd/.
What does perfumed mean?
Scented, having been given a pleasant smell.
Where does perfumed come from?
From perfume (noun and verb) + -ed.

How to pronounce perfumed

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