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colognes

colognes is the plural of cologne.

Meaning of cologne

Noun

cologne (usually uncountable, plural colognes)

  1. (usually) A type of perfume consisting of 2–5% essential oils, 70–90% alcohol and water.
    • You stink of too much cologne.
    Synonyms:
    eau de Cologne
  2. (usually) Any of a family of fresh, citrus-based fragrances distilled using extracts from citrus, floral, and woody ingredients, said to have been developed in the early 18th century in Cologne, Germany.
  3. (broadly, usually) A fragrance typically worn by a man as opposed to a woman, regardless of its concentration.

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Questions about colognes

What is colognes the plural of?
Colognes is the plural of cologne.

Words near colognes in the dictionary

  1. Cologne water
  2. Cologne waters
  3. cologned
  4. Cologner
  5. Cologners
  6. colognes
  7. Colognian
  8. Colognians
  9. cologning
  10. cologs
  11. cololite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: colognes (page history and authors); cologne (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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