The difference between Perfume and Stench

When used as nouns, perfume means a pleasant smell, whereas stench means a strong foul smell, a stink.

When used as verbs, perfume means to apply perfume to, whereas stench means to cause to emit a disagreeable odour.


check bellow for the other definitions of Perfume and Stench

  1. Perfume as a noun:

    A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor

  2. Perfume as a noun:

    A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor.

  1. Perfume as a verb (transitive):

    To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.

  1. Stench as a noun:

    a strong foul smell, a stink

  2. Stench as a noun (figurative):

    a foul quality

    Examples:

    "the stench of political corruption"

  3. Stench as a noun (obsolete):

    A smell or odour, not necessarily bad.

  1. Stench as a verb (obsolete):

    To cause to emit a disagreeable odour; to cause to stink.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Young"

  2. Stench as a verb:

    To stanch.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Harvey"