Scent vs Glimmer - What's the difference?
scent | glimmer | Related terms |
A distinctive odour or smell.
An odour left by an animal that may be used for tracing.
The sense of smell.
A perfume.
(figuratively) Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone.
to detect the scent of
* Shakespeare
to impart an odour to
* Dryden
To have a smell.
* Holland
To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.
A faint light; a dim glow.
A flash of light.
A faint or remote possibility.
(mineralogy, dated) mica
To shine with a faint unsteady light.
* Shakespeare
(literary and formal) magnificence, glitter, tinsel, something that shines
:: The tinsel of wealth
mica
:: Mica is a mineral that easily separates into thin leaves
Scent is a related term of glimmer.
As nouns the difference between scent and glimmer
is that scent is a distinctive odour or smell while glimmer is mica.As a verb scent
is to detect the scent of.scent
English
Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- the scent of flowers
- the scent of a skunk
- The dogs lost the scent .
- I believe the bloodhound has the best scent of all dogs.
Usage notes
* Almost always applied to agreeable odors (fragrances ).Synonyms
* fragrance * perfume * aroma * odor * smellDerived terms
* scentlessVerb
- The hounds scented the fox in the woods.
- Methinks I scent the morning air.
- Scent the air with burning sage before you begin your meditation.
- Balm from a silver box distilled around, / Shall all bedew the roots, and scent the sacred ground.
- Thunderbolts do scent strongly of brimstone.
Anagrams
* centsglimmer
English
Noun
(en noun)- The glimmer of the fireflies was pleasant to watch.
- A glimmer of hope.
Synonyms
* (flash of light) sparkleVerb
(en verb)- The fireflies glimmered in the dark.
- the glimmering''' dawn; a '''glimmering lamp
- The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day.
Synonyms
* (shine with faint unsteady light) flicker, shimmerNoun
(uncountable ) glimmer' (m) - ' glimmeren (singular definite)- Rikdommens glimmer
- Glimmer er et mineral som lett spaltes i tynne flak.