variants
also ottos
as in scents
a sweet or pleasant smell
exuding the attar of jasmine, the beautifully bejeweled woman set off for the ball
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Noun
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This set by Craft & Kin comes with four different scents to change the atmosphere for different occasions, including white birch and cedar, neroli and jasmine, dark rose and amber, and santal woods.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025 -
Because for one—musky scents aren’t usually my thing.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
19 Sep. 2025
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Alain Hivelin joins the company as general manager of couture, quickly becoming president of a group encompassing fashion, fragrances and accessories.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The company has tied its subsequent color reveals to signature fragrances, soundscapes, food, fabrics and finishes.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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All these benefits attached to purchasing the perfumes, face serums, moisturizers, sunscreens (because fall sunshine still mandates applying them), and foundations everyone’s been raving about as of late?—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Fragrances and photosensitivity Certain ingredients in perfumes and colognes can cause photosensitivity, a reaction where the skin becomes more susceptible to UV damage.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Attars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attars. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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