Meanings
nounperfumery (countable and uncountable, plural perfumeries)
plural perfumeries
- countableA shop selling perfumes.
These perfumeries were also used as places of assignation and sexual rendezvous.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 162Synonyms: parfumerie
- countableA factory where perfume is made.
- uncountableThe manufacture of perfume.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA shop selling perfumes.
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Arabic عِطَارَة
- عِطَارَة (ʕiṭāra)manufacture of perfumes
Bulgarian парфюмерия
- парфюмерия (parfjumerija)shop selling perfumes
Catalan perfumeria
- perfumeriashop selling perfumes
Chinese Mandarin 香水店, 香水廠 /香水厂
- 香水店shop selling perfumes
- 香水廠 /香水厂factory where perfume is made
- 香水製造 /香水制造 (xiāngshuǐ zhìzào)manufacture of perfumes
Czech voňavkářství
- voňavkářstvíshop selling perfumes
Finnish parfymeria, hajuvesikauppa
- parfymeriashop selling perfumes
- hajuvesikauppashop selling perfumes
- hajuvesitehdasfactory where perfume is made
- hajuvesien valmistusmanufacture of perfumes
French parfumerie
- parfumerieshop selling perfumes
German Parfümerie
- Parfümerieshop selling perfumes
Greek αρωματοπωλείο, αρωματοποιΐα
- αρωματοπωλείο (aromatopoleío)shop selling perfumes
- αρωματοποιΐα (aromatopoiḯa)factory where perfume is made
- αρωματοποιΐα (aromatopoiḯa)manufacture of perfumes
Hungarian illatszerbolt, parfüméria
- illatszerboltshop selling perfumes
- parfümériashop selling perfumes
- parfümgyárfactory where perfume is made
Italian profumeria
- profumeriashop selling perfumes
Persian عطاری, عطرفروشی
- عطاری ('attâri)shop selling perfumes
- عطرفروشی ('atr-foruši)shop selling perfumes
- عطرسازی ('atr-sâzi)factory where perfume is made
- عطاری ('attâri)manufacture of perfumes
Polish perfumeria, perfumiarnia
- perfumeriashop selling perfumes
- perfumiarniafactory where perfume is made
- perfumiarstwomanufacture of perfumes
Portuguese perfumaria, perfumaria
- perfumariashop selling perfumes
- perfumariafactory where perfume is made
Russian парфюме́рия
- парфюме́рия (parfjumérija)shop selling perfumes
Turkish parfümeri
- parfümerishop selling perfumes
Ukrainian парфуме́рія, парфуме́рія
- парфуме́рія (parfumérija)shop selling perfumes
- парфуме́рія (parfumérija)manufacture of perfumes
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APA
perfumery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perfumery
MLA
“perfumery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perfumery. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perfumery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perfumery.
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