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parfum

US/pɑɹˈfum/

parfum noun: fragrance; perfume.

Noun

parfum (usually uncountable, plural parfums)

  1. (usually) Fragrance; perfume.
    • Did you ever dream of a Beauty Shop De Luxe? A charming place of sweet parfums, crystal mirrors, flowered chintzes and soft pastel tints—a lovely salon of beauty, where fresh colors and smart furniture make beauty rites an occasion of pleasure and inspiration?1926, The Magazine of The Women’s City Club of Detroit, page 42
    • For Christmas, give a jewel-like flacon of this most exclusive and personal of parfums.1930, The New Yorker, volume 6, page 111
  2. (usually, perfumery) A solvent containing around 15% to 40% aromatic compounds.

Forms of parfum

pluralparfums

Origin of parfum

Borrowed from French parfum. Doublet of perfume.

Questions about parfum

What does parfum mean?
Parfum means fragrance; perfume.
What part of speech is parfum?
Parfum is a noun.
How do you pronounce parfum?
Parfum is pronounced /pɑɹˈfum/ (US).
What is the plural of parfum?
The plural of parfum is parfums.

Words near parfum in the dictionary

  1. Parfrement
  2. parfried
  3. parfries
  4. parfry
  5. parfrying
  6. parfum
  7. parfum de toilette
  8. parfumerie
  9. parfumeries
  10. parfumier
  11. parfumiers

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