Home › Words › S › senteursenteursenteur means scent.EtymologyFrom French senteur.nounscente.g.“Much seeking there is after his guts, for the pleasant senteurs and odors wherewith they be stuffed ful.” — 1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book XXVIII.]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.scent 72% match — A distinctive smell. vs senteur →scented 65% match — Having a pleasant aroma. vs senteur →scentful 64% match — Having a pleasant scent; odorous. vs senteur →underscent 63% match — A scent that is perceptible but less prominent than other scents in a particular environment. vs senteur →perfumey 62% match — perfumelike vs senteur →scenter 60% match — One who detects something by scent. vs senteur →scentwood 58% match — Any aromatic wood. vs senteur →fragrance 57% match — A pleasant smell or odour. vs senteur →