eau de parfum
UK/ˌəʊ.də.pɑːˈfʌm/US/ˌoʊ.də.pɑːrˈfʌm/
eau de parfum noun: a solvent containing around 10% to 20% aromatic compounds.
Noun
eau de parfum (countable and uncountable, plural eaux de parfum or eau de parfums or eaux de parfums)
- A solvent containing around 10% to 20% aromatic compounds.
- The perfume market has always been a two-tiered one, with a relatively small number of buyers of small bottles of real perfume and eau de parfum that cost large amounts of money, and a larger number of buyers of somewhat larger bottles of cologne and eau de toilette that are considerably more...1987 October, Timothy Kalich, “Marketing: What's in a Smell?”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2023
- Synonyms:
- parfum de toilette
Synonyms of eau de parfum
Forms of eau de parfum
| plural | eaux de parfum |
|---|---|
| plural | eau de parfums |
| plural | eaux de parfums |
Origin of eau de parfum
Borrowed from French eau de parfum.
Questions about eau de parfum
- What does eau de parfum mean?
- Eau de parfum means a solvent containing around 10% to 20% aromatic compounds.
- What part of speech is eau de parfum?
- Eau de parfum is a noun.
- How do you pronounce eau de parfum?
- Eau de parfum is pronounced /ˌəʊ.də.pɑːˈfʌm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of eau de parfum?
- The plural of eau de parfum is eaux de parfum.
Words near eau de parfum in the dictionary
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