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PERFUMED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does perfumed mean?
• PERFUMED (adjective)
The adjective PERFUMED has 2 senses:
1. filled or impregnated with perfume
2. having a natural fragrance
Familiarity information: PERFUMED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Filled or impregnated with perfume
Synonyms:
perfumed; scented
Context example:
scented soap
Similar:
fragrant (pleasant-smelling)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having a natural fragrance
Synonyms:
odoriferous; odorous; perfumed; scented; sweet; sweet-scented; sweet-smelling
Context example:
scented flowers
Similar:
fragrant (pleasant-smelling)
Context examples
Upon a mellow autumn day, about noon, when the ground was perfumed by fallen leaves, and many more, in beautiful tints of yellow, red, and brown, yet hung upon the trees, through which the sun was shining, I arrived at Highgate.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
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