fragrant

[frey-gruhnt]

adjective

1. having a pleasant scent or aroma; sweet-smelling; sweet-scented.

   a fragrant rose.

   Synonyms: aromatic, redolent, odorous
   Antonyms: noisome, malodorous

2. delightful; pleasant.

   fragrant memories.

fragrant

/ ˈfreɪɡrənt /

adjective

1. having a pleasant or sweet smell

Other Word Forms

• fragrantly adverb
• fragrantness noun
• nonfragrant adjective
• unfragrant adjective
• unfragrantly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of fragrant¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin frāgrant- (stem of frāgrāns ), present participle of frāgrāre to smell sweet

Word History and Origins

Origin of fragrant¹

C15: from Latin frāgrāns , from frāgrāre to emit a smell

Example Sentences

It makes the most perfect, hands-off oats: soft, fragrant, and ready before you’ve had your first sip of coffee.

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The muffins emerge golden and fragrant, with warm, nutty, slightly caramelized edges.

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Marie Massa has spent more than three years working mostly alone to transform a weedy strip of public land into a fragrant habitat garden in Lincoln Heights.

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It features apples in three forms: a tender, applesauce-sweetened cake; diced, spiced roasted apples; and a tangy, fragrant apple butter–cream cheese frosting.

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And the shampoo did not smell fragrant enough.

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Related Words

• aromatic 
• delicious 
• perfumed www.thesaurus.com
• savory 
• spicy 
• sweet 

When To Use

What does fragrant mean?

Fragrant is most commonly used to describe things that have a pleasant scent, especially a strong one, as in These flowers are so fragrant. It can also be used to describe the scent itself.Things that smell good are typically described as fragrant or aromatic, while things that smell bad might be described with the words smelly or stinky or the more formal terms odorous and odoriferous.The word fragrant can also be used in a somewhat ironic or humorous way to refer to things that do not smell good, as in Your socks are a bit fragrant. The related noun fragrance refers to a pleasant scent, especially a somewhat strong one. Fragrance is especially associated with flowers.Example: I always look forward to springtime, when the fragrant scent of freshly bloomed flowers fills the air.