Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perfumery

/pəˈfjuːm(ə)ri/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
per-fumery
IPA
/pəˈfjuːm(ə)ri/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shop selling perfumes.

Countable

noun

A factory where perfume is made.

Countable

noun

The manufacture of perfume.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English perfume Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English perfumery From perfume + -ery.

Usage

Inflected Forms

perfumeries (plural)

Synonyms

parfumerie

Questions

How do you pronounce perfumery?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈfjuːm(ə)ri/.
What does perfumery mean?
A shop selling perfumes.
Where does perfumery come from?
Etymology tree English perfume Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English perfumery From perfume + -ery.

How to pronounce perfumery

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