| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flower arrangement |
| Synonyms: | boutonniere, buttonhole, corsage, festoon, garland, lei, nosegay, posy, pot, spray, vase, wreath |
| Main Entry: | aroma |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | distinctive smell |
| Synonyms: | balm, bouquet, fragrance, incense, odor, perfume, redolence, scent, spice |
| Main Entry: | bunch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | collection of something |
| Synonyms: | agglomeration, assemblage, assortment, band, batch, bevy, blob, bouquet, bundle, caboodle, chunk, clump, cluster, covey, crew, crowd, fascicle, flock, galaxy, gang, gathering, group, heap, host, hunk, knot, lot, mass, mess, mob, multitude, number, oodles*, pack, parcel, party, passel, pile, quantity, sheaf, shebang, shock, shooting match, spray, stack, swarm, team, thicket, troop, tuft |
| Antonyms: | individual, one |
| Main Entry: | commendation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | giving of praise; acclaim |
| Synonyms: | Brownie points, PR, acclamation, approbation, approval, award, bouquet, credit, encomium, encouragement, good opinion, honor, panegyric, pat on the back, pat on the head, pay, plum, points, posy, puff, pumping up, rave, recommendation, shot in the arm, stroke, stroking, tribute |
| Antonyms: | blame, censure, criticism, disapproval, reprimand |
| Main Entry: | compliment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | praise, flattery |
| Synonyms: | acclaim, acclamation, admiration, adulation, applause, appreciation, approval, blessing, bouquet*, buttering up, cajolery, commendation, comp, confirmation, congratulations, courtesy, encomium, endorsement, eulogy, favor, felicitation, good word, homage, honor, kudo, laud, laudation, laurels, notice, orchid, ovation, panegyric, pat on the back, posy, regard, respects, sanction, sentiment, tribute, veneration, warm fuzzy |
| Notes: | complement is 'to complete, round out' and compliment is 'to praise or admire' and as a noun it is an expression of praise or admiration |
| Antonyms: | blame, censure, complaint, criticism, denunciation, insult, libel, slander |
| Main Entry: | fragrance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pleasant odor |
| Synonyms: | aroma, aura, balm, bouquet, incense, perfume, redolence, scent, smell, spice |
| Antonyms: | stench, stink |
| Main Entry: | incense |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strongly fragrant smoke |
| Synonyms: | aroma, balm, bouquet, burnt offering, essence, flame, frankincense, fuel, myrrh, odor, perfume, punk, redolence, scent, spice |
| Main Entry: | odor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scent |
| Synonyms: | air, aroma, bouquet, effluvium, efflux, emanation, essence, exhalation, flavor, fragrance, musk, perfume, pungence, pungency, redolence, smell, snuff, stench, stink, tang, tincture, trail, whiff |
| Main Entry: | perfume |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scent, often manufactured and packaged for personal use |
| Synonyms: | aroma, attar, balm, balminess, bouquet, cologne, eau de cologne, essence, fragrance, incense, odor, oil, redolence, sachet, smell, spice, sweetness |
| Notes: | eau de cologne is 3-5% aromatic essence, eau de toilette is 4-8%, eau de parfum is 8-15%, and perfume is 15-30% perfume or parfum is 20-40% oil and the highest concentration; eau de toilette is 10-18% oil, and cologne or eau de cologne is 3-9% oil |
| Antonyms: | odor, stench, stink |