Scent
Meaning of Scent
A distinctive smell; a trail followed by animals.
ما معنى كلمة Scent بالعربي؟
رائحة مُميزة وعطر طبيعي أو صناعي
🌸👃 رائحة مُميزة وعطر طبيعي أو صناعي؛ أثر شمي يُتركه شيء معين في الجو؛ إشارة حسية قوية تُثير الذكريات والمشاعر وتُساعد في التعرف والتذكر، وتلعب دوراً مُهماً في التواصل والجذب في عالم الإنسان والحيوان 🌸👃
قصة GL: العبير المُتميز للإنجاز المعرفي الذي يُميز المُتطورين - أثر شمي للنجاح، الإشارة الحسية التي تُشع من الأشخاص الذين طوروا HBDNF وأصبحوا يُشعون بطاقة الذكاء والإبداع المُميزة 🌟
Scent in a sentence
Scent cues were used in the memory-association study.
A signature scent builds brand recall.
Scent marks are hard to register as trade marks.
Students describe a scent in writing.
Origin of Scent
From Old French sentir 'to feel, smell', from Latin sentire; the c was added in the 1600s.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, scent is tied to memory. GL explores smell as a memory cue.
Scent audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Scent" — noun, pronounced /sent/, with the stress on "scent".
Narrator: A scent is a pleasant smell, or a perfume.
Narrator: In plain English, it is a nice smell.
Narrator: It comes from Latin sentire, to feel or perceive.
Narrator: A common collocation is "the scent of roses", which describes a flowery smell.
Narrator: It differs from "odour", because odour is often unpleasant, while scent is usually pleasant.
Narrator: In a second sense, dogs follow a scent trail, and "on the scent" means close to finding something.
Narrator: Perfume, gardening, hunting and marketing all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: scent is a pleasant or tracking smell.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: What's that lovely smell in the garden?
Speaker B: The SCENT of honeysuckle! From Latin sentire, to perceive.
Speaker A: Strongest in the evening?
Speaker B: Always at dusk.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "She wore a floral scent", perfume. "The dog picked up the scent", tracking. "Police were on the scent", investigation.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Do not confuse scent with "sent" or "cent", which sound the same.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Fragrance is its cousin, aroma its twin, and perfume an alternative — yet scent keeps its fragrant charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "scent" in AI prompts — useful for product descriptions and spell checks.
Speaker A: How for products?
Speaker B: Describe smells.
Prompt: Write a candle description with top, middle and base scent notes.
Speaker A: And spelling?
Speaker B: Homophones.
Prompt: Check this text for scent, sent and cent mix-ups.
Speaker A: Could it help gardening?
Speaker B: Yes, for planting.
Prompt: Suggest plants with strong evening scent for a patio.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Retail.
Prompt: Create a quiz that helps shoppers choose a perfume scent they will like.
Frequently asked questions about Scent
What does Scent mean?
A distinctive smell; a trail followed by animals.
ما معنى كلمة Scent بالعربي؟
رائحة مُميزة وعطر طبيعي أو صناعي — 🌸👃 رائحة مُميزة وعطر طبيعي أو صناعي؛ أثر شمي يُتركه شيء معين في الجو؛ إشارة حسية قوية تُثير الذكريات والمشاعر وتُساعد في التعرف والتذكر، وتلعب دوراً مُهماً في التواصل والجذب في عالم الإنسان والحيوان 🌸👃
How do you pronounce Scent?
Scent is pronounced /sent/ and is used as a noun / verb.
How is Scent used in a sentence?
Scent cues were used in the memory-association study.
What are synonyms of Scent?
aroma, fragrance, smell, perfume, odour, trail.