Reference and Scent

Reference

Reference noun - Something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information.

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Scent and reference are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scent" instead a noun "Reference".

Scent noun - A sweet or pleasant smell.

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Reference and scent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Reference" instead a noun "Scent".

Nearby Words: scented, scentless, scenting

nice	nice reference	nice scent
particular	particular reference	particular scent
original	original reference	original scent
subtle	subtle reference	subtle scent
Other adjectives: implied, odd.

And another one, from Hamlet's conversation with Polonius—in the same conversation in which he makes reference to Jephthah, he calls Polonius a "fishmonger"—a euphemism for a "pimp", referring to a similarity in scent between fish and female genitalia.

Source: Get Thee to a Nunnery
Love in the Time of Cholera opens with the sentence "It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love." in reference to a suicide by cyanide.

Source: Bitter Almonds
Shout-Out: The fart gun having the scent of bananas, while a reference to the Minions' love of bananas, is also an homage to the famous "banana breath" smell from the former Kongfrontation attraction.

Source: Ride / Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem

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Scent and Reference. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/reference/scent

Reference & Scent. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/reference/scent>.

Scent or Reference. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/reference/scent.

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