Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)A type of perfume consisting of 2–5% essential oils, 70–90% alcohol and water.
You stink of too much cologne.
Kölnischwasser, Kölnisch Wasser, Eau de Cologne
одеколо́нodekolón, парфю́мparfjúm
одеколо́нodekolón
a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol
(uncountable, usually)Any of a family of fresh, citrus-based fragrances distilled using extracts from citrus, floral, and woody ingredients, said to have been developed in the early 18th century in Cologne, Germany.
(broadly, uncountable, usually)A fragrance typically worn by a man as opposed to a woman, regardless of its concentration.
Examples
26 sentencesWas Tom wearing cologne?
What's your favorite cologne?
ruКакой ваш любимый одеколон? — odexed
She could smell his cheap cologne.
I like the cologne you're wearing.
The writer whose name I always forget was born in Cologne.
Письменник, чиє ім'я я весь час забуваю, народився в Кельні. — deniko
Translations
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Forms
plural: colognes| Singular | cologne |
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uncountable
Synonyms
3 synonyms- a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol:cologne watereau de cologne
- a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League:Koln
Word family
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