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Old 16-Apr-2009, 18:06
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hello,
is there any difference between fragrance and scent? (i.e. can we say fragrance is usually manmade(produced) but scent is natural (scent of a woman!) and do both refer to pleasant smell?
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You are correct, though I see them as quite interchangeable.
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I am not sure whether they are interchangeable or not?
anyone?
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I am not sure whether they are interchangeable or not?
anyone?
Not to me.

Fragrance has a lighter connotation than scent.
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Not to me.

Fragrance has a lighter connotation than scent.

meaning you do not use them interchangeably?

and what to you mean by lighter connotation? can you give some examples?
thansks in advance
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The primrose has a pleasant fragrance which wafts on the breeze.

A rose has a tea-like scent that hangs in the air.
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thank you so much
I love it when someone explains things in detail
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