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Meanings of scented in English

Having a natural fragrance.

Related terms

Having the sense of smell.

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Examples for "scentless"
Examples for "scentless"
1
I smilingly took a large white scentless flower from a near-by vase.
Autobiography of a Yogi
2
But if a flower's soul speaks through odor, what of scentless blossoms?
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 / Devoted To...
3
So cold prayers are no prayers, but are scentless, and unapt to rise.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Nu...
4
Then for a while was the night scentless, silent, blank, empty.
Flames
5
It is tasteless, colorless, and scentless, its presence is impossible to be detected.
The Champdoce Mystery
Usage of scented in English
1
It was in the spring-time; and the hawthorn blossoms scented the air.
The Lerouge Case
2
It smelled strongly of new leather and coconut oil and pine-scented disinfectant.
Poe's children: the new horror : an anthology
3
Yes, but I have not swallowed the hook; I scented the trick.
The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2
4
Choose from quality Christmas decorations, scented candles, wreaths, lamps and table decorations.
The Irish Times
5
He breathed in the flower-scented perfume of it-andlay as if dead.
Baree, Son of Kazan
6
One of the horses had scented the travelers on the ridge top.
Desert Gold
7
The herd of men in those days scented fresh pastures from afar.
Walking
8
Orange groves lined the shore, and the fragrant jasmine scented the air.
Down South; or, Yacht Adventure in Florida
9
Went to the scented mornings, to the nights of the satin moon
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-08
10
But the other masters scented a move for his benefit in this.
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03
11
He liked his coffee strong, and this tasted like hot coffee-scented water.
Hollow World
12
The smoke of the domestic hearth has scented them through and through.
The House of the Seven Gables
13
Nish sank into the warm scented water with a sigh of bliss.
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
14
They may have scented disaster and taken the bull by the horns.
Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore
15
You scented the chance of a public scandal and flew to it.
Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions. Volume 2 (of 2)
16
He sat astride a thick limb in scented darkness and considered further.
The Pirates of Ersatz
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Scented through the time
Scented across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common