scent

noun
sĕnt

A distinctive smell.

Other meanings

A smell left by an animal that may be used for tracing.
“The dogs picked up / caught the scent but then quickly lost it.”
The sense of smell.
“I believe the bloodhound has the best scent of all dogs.”

Synonyms

aroma
fragrance
perfume

Example sentences

“Cats have scent receptors in their mouths.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
“The breeze carries the scent of distant memories.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "sentiō" (sentiō, sentīre).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “scent” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.