fragrant
Americanadjective
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having a pleasant scent or aroma; sweet-smelling; sweet-scented.
a fragrant rose.
- Antonyms:
- noisome, malodorous
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delightful; pleasant.
fragrant memories.
adjective
Usage
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.
Other Word Forms
- fragrantly adverb
- fragrantness noun
- nonfragrant adjective
- unfragrant adjective
- unfragrantly adverb
Etymology
Origin of fragrant
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin frāgrant- (stem of frāgrāns ), present participle of frāgrāre to smell sweet
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
I started in the produce aisle, as I often do, scanning the marked-down netted bags — imperfect, but still sturdy and fragrant.
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Anything meant to be faintly warm, still yielding, still fragrant.
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You might remember the atmosphere, or some fragrant language.
This is the moment where the whole bowl comes into focus — the fragrant little flourish that ties every warm and wintry element together.
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So I set out to create it: a blueberry muffin with a seasonally appropriate soul — deeper, darker, more fragrant, a little more grown-up.
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