Having a particular smell or odor, either natural or added intentionally.
From Middle English 'scenten,' derived from Old French 'sentir' meaning 'to feel or smell.' The root comes from Latin 'sentire,' which originally meant to perceive through the senses. The -ed ending makes it an adjective describing something that possesses a scent.
The word 'scent' became a noun later in English history—originally 'sentir' was all about the verb of smelling, but medieval hunters talked about following an animal's 'scent,' and the noun gradually took over. Dogs have about 300 million scent receptors compared to our 6 million, which is why a 'scented' trail is practically a superhighway of information to them!
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