Meaning & use
floral scent
Last updated
Meaning
nouncountable or uncountable
A pleasant smell that reminds you of flowers.
Grammar: Can be countable (a floral scent) or uncountable (the floral scent of roses).
Patterns
- a floral scent of something
- have a floral scent
- the floral scent from something
The garden was full of the floral scent of roses and jasmine.
This soap has a light floral scent that is not too strong.
She loves candles with a floral scent, especially lavender.
Word forms
| plural | floral scents |
|---|
Common combinations
- a light floral scent
- The shampoo leaves a light floral scent in your hair.
- a strong floral scent
- The lilies gave off a strong floral scent.
- the floral scent of roses
- I could smell the floral scent of roses as soon as I entered the room.
Synonyms and how they differ
- fragrance
- Fragrance is a more general word for a pleasant smell, often used for perfumes and products; floral scent specifically suggests flowers.
- aroma
- Aroma often refers to a smell from food or drink, while floral scent is about flowers.
- perfume
- Perfume is a manufactured liquid with a pleasant smell; floral scent can be natural or artificial and is not a product itself.
Word family
Commonly confused: floral scent or flour?
floral scent vs flour
Flour is the powder used for baking; floral means relating to flowers.
Practice
The candle has a ______ scent of lavender and roses.
Choose one answer.
The correct answer is 'floral' because it means relating to flowers. 'Flour' is the baking ingredient, 'floor' is the ground surface, and 'floury' means covered in flour—none of these describe a flower smell.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “floral scent”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.