perfume

a substance, extract, or preparation for diffusing or imparting an agreeable or attractive smell, especially a fluid such as alcohol containing essential oils and/or aroma compounds
Thing material Q131746
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Summary

perfume is a material[1]. perfume draws 13,285 Wikipedia views per month (material category, ranking #906 of 82).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: goods[3], product[4]
  • Subclass of: cosmetics[5], aroma compound[6], fragrance[7]
  • Part of: cosmetic terminology[8]
  • Has use: pleasantness[9], hiding[10], beautification[11]
  • Commons category: Perfumes[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Perfumes[13]
  • Commons gallery: Perfume[14]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[19], Q111050693[20], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[21]
  • Topic has template: Template:Infobox fragrance[22]
  • Different from: deodorant[23], body odor[24]
  • Studied by: perfumery[25]
  • Exact match: http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/03916031-n[26]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27]

Why It Matters

perfume has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] perfume is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . catwastore.com. catwastore.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . catwastore.com. catwastore.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Allgäuerisch
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q319617, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  2. 13w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 12030
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish encyclopedia id: 12030, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167483204|PERFUME (#167483204)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] "
  3. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → material, good/s, product
    Harper's tag → perfumes
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: perfumes, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289954386|perfumes (#289954386)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n"
  4. 14w ago · AdamSeattle · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → material, good/s, product
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: material"
  5. 15w ago · AdamSeattle · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → pleasantness, hiding, beautification
    Wikidata description → a substance, extract, or preparation for diffusing or imparting an agreeable or
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has use: beautification"
  6. 19w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0002084-parfemy
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0002084-parfemy, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259492|batch #259492]]"
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