Home › Words › P › parfumparfum/pɑɹˈfum/parfum · noun — fragrance; perfume.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).parfum is pronounced /pɑɹˈfum/.EtymologyBorrowed from French parfum. Doublet of perfume.nounFragrance; perfume.A solvent containing around 15% to 40% aromatic compounds.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.perfume 74% match — A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor. vs parfum →parfumerie 73% match — Synonym of perfumery (“shop selling perfumes”). vs parfum →perfumey 72% match — perfumelike vs parfum →perfumery 70% match — A shop selling perfumes. vs parfum →fragrance 69% match — A pleasant smell or odour. vs parfum →perfumed 69% match — Scented, having been given a pleasant smell. vs parfum →perfumelike 68% match — Resembling or characteristic of perfume. vs parfum →parfumier 66% match — A maker or seller of perfumes. vs parfum →