Synonyms for musk

Most common

perfume · incense

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.

Related words

Word family

muskroot musky muscat

Phrases

musk mallow musk orchid musk orchis musk seed musk shrew musk thistle musk turtle musk xylene

Forms

Plural

musks → perfumes, incenses…

Example sentences

• perfume Tom thinks women in America wear too much perfume.
• incense She likes to burn incense while practising yoga.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters

perfume², incense²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (perfume² = 2 syllables).