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  1. 16-Apr-2009, 18:06 #1
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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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    Default Re: fragrance or scent

    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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    Default Re: fragrance or scent

    Quote Originally Posted by light View Post
    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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  5. 19-Apr-2009, 10:11 #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Anglika View Post
    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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    Default Re: fragrance or scent

    The primrose has a pleasant fragrance which wafts on the breeze.

    A rose has a tea-like scent that hangs in the air.
  7. 19-Apr-2009, 13:34 #7
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    thank you so much
    I love it when someone explains things in detail
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