parfum

[ par-fœn ]

/ parˈfœ̃ /

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noun French.

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Words nearby parfum

par excellence, parfait, parfleche, parfocal, par for the course, parfum, pargasite, parget, pargeting, parging, parhelic circle

How to use parfum in a sentence

N'est-ce donc rien que le parfum de la rose, la voix du rossignol et l'aile du papillon?
Masters of French Music|Arthur Hervey
La beaut sans vertu est une fleur sans parfum—Beauty 20 without virtue is a flower without fragrance.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
Elle tait morte d'amour, rendant son me dans le parfum d'une jacinthe.
Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 5. The Romantic School in France|Georg Brandes
He has come across a fluid among the chemicals labelled “Parfum du Paradis.”
Happy-Thought Hall|F. C. Burnand

It may also be employed in the middle of words: "Un frais parfum sortait des touffes d'asfodile" (Victor Hugo).
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1|Various