Word a Day
scent
What does scent mean?
scent (noun): a distinctive smell.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use scent in a sentence?
How do you pronounce scent?
/sɛnt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does scent come from?
From Middle English sent (noun) and senten (verb), from Old French sentir (“to feel, perceive, smell, sense”), from Latin sentiō, sentīre (“to feel, sense”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of scent?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “scent”?
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What does “scent” mean?
the day after today
Not quite: that's what tomorrow means.
a distinctive smell
Right! That's what “scent” means.
a place or location
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a number, an amount
Not quite: that's what figure means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “scent”?
aroma
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place
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money
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house
Not quite: house means something else.
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