: having scent: such as
a
: having a perfumed smell
b
: having the sense of smell
c
: having or exhaling an odor
Examples of scented in a Sentence
a bowl of scented petals used to perfume a room
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Clouds were scudding across a September sky, and there was a briskness to the pine-scented air in Forte dei Marmi, a chic resort town on the Tuscan coast.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Sweet-tart fruit bakes into a glossy, jammy filling beneath a blanket of tender lemon-scented cream biscuits inspired by strawberry shortcake pastry.
—Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 May 2026
Clouds were scudding across a September sky, and there was a briskness to the pine-scented air in Forte dei Marmi, a chic resort town on the Tuscan coast.
—Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
Late spring, after threat of frost has passed Basil is another strong-scented plant.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
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“Scented.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scented. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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