scent
(sĕnt)
[Middle English sent, from senten, to scent, from Old French sentir, from Latin sentīre, to feel.]
noun
- A distinctive, often agreeable odor. See synonyms at fragrance See synonyms at smell
- A perfume: an expensive French scent.
- An odor left by the passing of an animal.
- The trail of a hunted animal or fugitive.
- The sense of smell: a bear's keen scent.
- A hint of something imminent; a suggestion: caught the scent of a reconciliation.
verb: scent·ed, scent·ing, scents.
transitive verb
- To perceive or identify by the sense of smell: dogs scenting their prey.
- To suspect or detect as if by smelling: scented danger.
- To fill with a pleasant odor; perfume: when blossoms scent the air.
intransitive verb
- To hunt prey by means of the sense of smell. Used of hounds.
derivatives
- scent́less
- adjective
