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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈfragrantly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • fragrant·ly adverb
  • fragrant·ness noun
  • non·fragrant adjective
  • un·fragrant adjective
  • un·fragrant·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fragrant1

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

Origin of fragrant1

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

Shelton, a lifelong snowboarder, grew up in the L.A. area but never ventured into the majestic mountains dotted with fragrant pines to the north, let alone cruised down the slopes of Mt.

I pass through fragrant California sagebrush and wild fennel in one spot, a blend of sweet pea, lilac and kicked-up dirt in another.

Silken, rich and fragrant with spices, Guelaguetza’s moles are a thing of beauty in all their colors and flavors.

The chile season, which lasts from late summer through the fall and envelops New Mexico in a haze of fragrant smoke from all the roasting, had begun a few weeks earlier.

The sweet scent of food carts selling guava and bananas blends with blooming jasmine, burning incense, and the fragrant fumes of auto rickshaws driving by.

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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.

Where does fragrant come from?

The first records of the word fragrant come from the 1400s. It comes from the Latin verb frāgrāre, meaning “to smell sweet.”

Fragrant is usually used to describe things that smell sweet or pleasant, especially flowers and perfume. It can also be used to describe the scent of a delicious-smelling food (the scent of such food is perhaps more commonly called an aroma than a fragrance). Describing something that smells bad as fragrant is usually done to be funny.

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How is fragrant used in real life?

Fragrant is most often used to describe the scent of flowers, perfumes, and other things that smell nice.

 

 

Try using fragrant!

Which of the following things could be described as fragrant?

A. perfume
B. flowers
C. herbs
D. all of the above

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