FRAGRANCY Definition & Meaning

fragrancy

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noun

plural fragrancies.

fragrance ( def 1 ).

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Origin of fragrancy¹

First recorded in 1570–80

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"Affections are as thoughts to her, The measures of her hours; Her feelings have the fragrancy, The freshness of the flowers."

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Pass it, to music's melting sound, Here on this flowery carpet round, Where gentle dews refresh the ground And bathe my limbs deliciously In their cool and balmy fragrancy.

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As Pinckney said, Affections were as thoughts to her, the measure of her hours— Her feelings had the fragrancy and freshness of young flowers.

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And then their smell is refreshed with an eternal fragrancy of flowers and sweets, with which nature perfumes and adorns the woods and branches almost the whole year round.

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Their cheap and almost palpable fragrancy delighted him when it powdered the air.

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What does��fragrancy mean?

Fragrancy is a much less common word for fragrance—a pleasant scent, especially a somewhat strong one. Fragrancy is especially associated with flowers.

The scent of something that smells good is typically called a fragrance or an aroma, while the scent of something that smells bad is typically called an odor. However, fragrance is sometimes used in a somewhat ironic or humorous way to refer to a scent that is strong and not good, as in There’s a strange fragrance coming from the leftovers in the fridge.

In the same way, the related adjective fragrant is most commonly used to describe things that have a strong, pleasant scent, as in These flowers are so fragrant. However, the word can also be used in a somewhat ironic or humorous way, as in Your socks are a bit fragrant.

Fragrancy can also be used to refer to the quality of being fragrant, as in This plant food claims to increase the flowers’ level of fragrancy.��

The word fragrance can also refer to a perfume or cologne, as in We have a wide selection of fragrances, but fragrancy is not used this way.

Example: I always look forward to springtime, when the fragrancy of freshly bloomed flowers is in the air.

Where does��fragrancy come from?

The first records of the word fragrancy come from the 1570s—almost 100 years before the first records of fragrance, which has since become far more popular. Both words come from the Latin �ڰ��岵��Գپ��, from the verb �ڰ��岵��, meaning “to smell sweet.”

Fragrancy usually refers to a sweet or pleasant smell, especially flowers and perfume. The word can refer to the scent of a delicious-smelling food, but the word aroma is more commonly used in that context.

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What are some other forms related to fragrancy?

fragrance (more common version)
fragrant (adjective)

What are some synonyms for fragrancy?

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What are some words that often get used in discussing fragrancy?

How is��fragrancy used in real life?

Fragrancy is much less commonly used than fragrance, which usually means the same thing.

Our power went out Wednesday for about 5 hours. All we had were scented candles. The level of fragrancy was worse than darkness.

— KelseyTimmerman (@KelseyTimmerman)

As I leave, the fragrancy of deep-fried everything and cacophony of indecipherable southern accents remind why this is a once-a-year thing.

— Rebecca (@R2G2_)

Earl grey (there is British Version and French Version, at least) typically has bergamot, therefore, different taste and sometimes floral petals. Depending on which version of earl grey it is, the fragrancy of bergamot will vary from a little to a lot

— Kate Anissimov (@starkatya)

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Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of fragrancy?

A. perfume
B. scent
C. texture
D. aroma

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