base note

Meanings

nounbase note (plural base notes)

perfumeryThe heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature.
Synonyms: fixative

nounThe heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature.

Similar

Finnish pohjatuoksu, juurituoksu

pohjatuoksuThe heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature
juurituoksuThe heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature

French fond, note de fond

fondThe heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature
note de fondThe heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature
note de baseThe heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature
fixateurThe heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature

German Grundnote, Basisnote

GrundnoteThe heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature
BasisnoteThe heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature
NachgeruchThe heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature

Greek νότα βάσης

νότα βάσης (nóta vásis)The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature

Polish nuta bazowa

nuta bazowaThe heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature

Russian базовая нота

базовая нота (bazovaja nota)The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature

Swedish baston

bastonThe heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “base note,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/base%20note.