attar

noun

AT-ur/ˈæt.ɚ/UKAT-uh/ˈæt.ə/

Pluralattars (some meanings)

2 meanings of attar

1
noununcountable
A sweet-smelling oil taken out of flowers.
Like squeezing the smell of a whole garden into one tiny drop.
The distiller slowly collected attar from thousands of jasmine blossoms.
A single drop of attar holds the scent of a whole field of roses.
Similaressence
Note
2
nouncountable or uncountable
A perfume made from scented flower oil.
Like carrying the smell of fresh flowers with you all day.
He wore a musky attar that lingered in the room long after he left.
Travelers to the bazaar often bring home small bottles of attar.
Similarperfume, scent

Use it in a sentence

Write your own sentence with attar, and AI will tell you whether it fits and which meaning you used.

Origin

It comes from a Persian word meaning "scent," which came from an Arabic word meaning "perfume."